Aug 7, 2026 · 56 min · 14 segments
Join us as Paige Mack recounts her journey through the Cruel Jewel 50‑mile race. We explore the world of multi‑day adventure racing and offer tips for finding fulfillment in volunteering at events you…
Paige MackGuestJustinHostLisaHostSo for, for Cruel Jewel, I, I think it's an amazing race, and I don't want someone to listen to this podcast and think like, "Well, I'm definitely not doing that race." So now that you've talked about your experience and I talked about how I'm a little bitch and I'm too scared to do Cruel Jewel, what would, how would you encourage someone out there who's on the fence that might want to do Cruel Jewel? How can you talk them into signing up for it?
First of all, you're not gonna get a race with like, the, the support at this race is amazing.
The aid stations, the, the race director, like it's, it's really, really well done.
So if you train that climbing and you train on that type of climbing, you'll be fine.
Yes.
Keep your head down.
Deal with the heat.
Do you think a lot, like the, the thro- the nausea and stuff may have been just a com- 'cause you're, I mean, you live in Georgia.
You're used to the heat.
Maybe it was a combination of the climbing and the heat that kind of-
... like have you-
Have you done a race like with those similar circumstances? 'Cause you said you haven't had that experience since, but with that combination maybe that was what caused all that.
Okay.
So maybe it was a combination and maybe your-
... 4:00 AM startle awake.
So for, for Cruel Jewel, I, I think it's an amazing race, and I don't want someone to listen to this podcast and think like, "Well, I'm definitely not doing that race." So now that you've talked about your experience and I talked about how I'm a little bitch and I'm too scared to do Cruel Jewel, what would, how would you encourage someone out there who's on the fence that might want to do Cruel Jewel? How can you talk them into signing up for it?
First of all, you're not gonna get a race with like, the, the support at this race is amazing.
The aid stations, the, the race director, like it's, it's really, really well done.
So if you train that climbing and you train on that type of climbing, you'll be fine.
Yes.
Keep your head down.
Deal with the heat.
Do you think a lot, like the, the thro- the nausea and stuff may have been just a com- 'cause you're, I mean, you live in Georgia.
You're used to the heat.
Maybe it was a combination of the climbing and the heat that kind of-
... like have you-
Have you done a race like with those similar circumstances? 'Cause you said you haven't had that experience since, but with that combination maybe that was what caused all that.
Okay.
So maybe it was a combination and maybe your-
... 4:00 AM startle awake.
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