Uncomfortable Is Ok Podcast

Welcome to the Uncomfortable is OK podcast. I’m your host Chris Desmond and today is episode 31. The podcast has been going long enough now that we are starting to get some return guests happening. Today’s conversation is with Richard McChesney, long distance racewalker. Some of you will remember Richard from episode 17 where we had a chat about long distance racewalking, walking round the M25, and walking 100mile races. If you haven’t had a listen to that I suggest you go back and catch it. Richard and I have been chatting over the past few months in the lead up to a 6 day racewalk in Privas, France. We caught up about how his training was going, what he was experiencing at the time in the lead up to the race. Part of the podcast is conversations that Richard and I had while he was walking the race, so you’ll hear him walking, and interacting with support crews and officials. Richard also kept a daily vlog while walking so the audio is interspersed within our conversations as well. You’ll hear Richard refer