What is an Ultra Marathon?

[@motivationtheoryrunning]

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[@Kelly_Ben]

Loved this!! I've always loved the trails, but raced mainly road 5ks due to their popularity. I was getting frustrated with my decades long plateau with speed, but had zero interest in running a road marathon. I'd all but stopped running. It was a KZbin video about the Glenn Coe Skyline race that flipped the switch for me. I immediately told my husband I was running an ultra, bought a Garmin, signed up for training at vert.run, and ran my first 50k 8 months later. My passion for running was reignited. There were new skills to learn, new records to set, new races and places to explore. But I can honestly say it's the atmosphere and camaraderie that hooked me most. Everyone was so relaxed, encouraging, helpful, fun! Unless you're in the front of the pack, it's really a competition against the distance, the terrain, the weather, your body, and your training... the other competitors are just new friends tackling big challenges WITH you, not against you. Headed towards 50, I'm no longer dreading aging- I'm excited to see what new challenges and adventures this body can take me on!

[@motivationtheoryrunning]

Very well said Kelly, it’s like you are going into battle with the race and the people around you are just like teammates…NOTHING like road races. I have run tons of marathons and it’s just way different…

[@Kelly_Ben]

@@motivationtheoryrunning SO different! I really wish more people would dip their toes into the ultra world, even if it's volunteering instead of running. It's a side of running I'd never seen on the roads. Some will certainly hate it, but so many would fall in love with trails/ ultras!

[@adamafzal5195]

Great video! I’m a new runner, hoping to run a 50km ultra in December, gonna build on my aerobic base for the whole year until then. Aiming high, but I have belief in myself

[@motivationtheoryrunning]

You can do it! 50k is a great race! Building that aerobic base is smart and getting more time on your feet is key! Enjoy the journey, it's going to be great!

[@CIMiclette]

I hate running, did too many no-fun runs in the army lmao, but maybe it's time to turn a new leaf and try picking it up again, maybe not 100 miles to start off with but a slow one or two miler on a trail sounds nice to start. Great video man!

[@motivationtheoryrunning]

Any miles on a trail are better than anything on the roads💪🏼💪🏼 jog, power hike, run all trail miles are good.

[@joekern4474]

Awesome footage. Brought back some good yet painful memories.

[@motivationtheoryrunning]

Now to finish editing the Yeti movie..😂😂😂. But found a way to use some clips in this!

[@joekern4474]

@@motivationtheoryrunning that's what the fans are waiting patiently for...

[@motivationtheoryrunning]

@joekern4474 haha, yeah me too…the filming of my self interview is holding things up.

[@paulpurves484]

Nice one.

[@WVRunningDon]

I don't know why, but I haven't read those books yet. I've read the Marathon book by Hall Higdon but that's just a guide to training for a marathon. I'm checking my local library and Amazon.

[@motivationtheoryrunning]

Such good books. I should reread them now that I have done many of the things that I dreamed about while reading those books because when I read them I had yet to start running ultra marathons, I actually didn’t even know what they were.

[@flamingdelta9853]

Ran my first ultramarathon yesteday 37 miles, my shoes were bad causing toe numbness and foot pain the entire race

[@motivationtheoryrunning]

Congratulations! Typically that will happen when shoes are too tight… Either laced up too tight or feet swelling causes it…

[@daronamick]

Where did you get the Powell Peralta inspired hat??!

[@motivationtheoryrunning]

I got it after doing the Yeti 100 Miler in their online store. Stuff changes and some things are only sent to finishers for purchase catchsummitsnotfeelings.com/collections/all

[@MrSahlensguy]

Sounds like an AI script.

[@motivationtheoryrunning]

Just what good writing and scripting sounds like…people did this long before AI lol… for instance, my Channel’s been around for 10 years.

[@MrSahlensguy]

@motivationtheoryrunning sorry for the dig. But it's how I felt. Happy trails!