Meeting My Motivation
As I runner I meet so many people on my adventures. Whether it's a 5K or a Marathon, there's always someone with an amazing story. It's from those runners that I've met that I draw a lot of inspiration from. The one that stands out the most to me was about ten years ago. I volunteered at the Arkansas Traveller 100 . An ultra-marathon through the Ouachita National Forest... close to my hometown. I've always been interested in running an Ultra and this experience is what made me want to run a 100-miler in the near future. runarkansas.com I was stationed at one of the mid-way checkpoints, at about mile 45 and around 75 (it was a loop course). We'd hand food, drinks, grab bags, etc to the runners as they came through, and weigh them to make sure they hadn't lost too much weight. There were only about 100 participants in this grueling race and I was told only two-thirds would actually finish. ...