A short YouTube interview-style conversation led by James Laughlin with another speaker about ultra marathon running, why people endure extreme endurance challenges, and how personal history (including bullying and feelings of not being enough) shapes motivation and desire for recognition.
I look at ultra marathon runners and they fascinate me. They scare me, they inspire me. Why do you put your body and your mind through such strenuous, arduous activity? I don't know.
I guess I'm a bit of a sucker for punishment. You remove the normal human from the equation and then you achieve. I don't know, it's almost like a running God mentality. Like you transcend your mortal self.
What do you really.
Want out of your running?
What do I really want out of my running? To be recognized.
As the most diverse ultra marathon runner on the planet.
Has there been a time in your life where you've experienced that real pain? Absolutely. I think we all have. And what was that like? What were those darker moments like in terms of navigating the real pain as a younger.
Lad, like through school and young adult.
Life had. I don't know, let's.
Call it bullying.
Do you ever feel those feelings of I'm not enough. Damn, man.
Heavy, brother. Heavy.
We're going there.
