Dianette Wells explains why people do adventure racing: the appeal of not knowing if you'll finish, the mental strength it takes, and how that mirrors life's uncertainties. Hard work and persistence matter more than guarantees.
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You know, we always, especially on a race course during an adventure race, we're always asking ourselves that why do we do this thing? And if I knew, I would have it fixed for sure. But for me it's the challenge. Just because you go somewhere to climb a mountain or show up on a start line, there's zero guarantee that you're going to summit or cross the finish line. Nothing is guaranteed. It's how hard you're willing to work to get to that finish line and how strong you are mentally. And it's pretty interesting that it's kind of the same thing in life in general. You know, we don't know what's going to happen every day we get up, we put our shoes on and face the world. I mean, who knows if it's going to be a great day or an awful day, but you still plugging towards the finish line or the end of the day.