Sep '25 • General Discussion
Lonely Mountain Ultra
I am on a quest.
Has taken me a while to figure it out but I am definitely on a quest.
Whether it is Mario, Froddo or many others, they leave home with an end-goal on the horizon but with an uncertain path to take them there. There are lots of mini-quests along the way, some of which they conquer, others which they fail. There are times of doubt and fear and lots of friends are made along the way. In the end, they complete their quest, take the spoils then reflect on what they have learned and how the quest has changed them.
Running 100 miles became my quest after Tribal's Zion event. 10 endurance beasts set out to conquer and for various reasons only 3 could conquer. The post-race stories captured my imagination and my quest was born.
Mini-quest followed mini-quest in the form of marathons, 4x4x48s, 100ks and lessons were learned in failure at my backyard. Plenty of injury scares along the way but the adapt and overcome mindset prevailed.
Now I lay in bed in a roadside motel, an 8 hour drive from my home but 3 hours drive away from my destination. Come midnight Friday, with my Dad as crew, I face off against the final boss of this quest of mine: the 100 miles of the Lonely Mountain Ultra.
Let's do this.
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Lonely Mountain Ultra
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