Tara Dower recorded the trail's Fastest Known Time by completing 2,197 miles in nearly 41 days. What put her on this path? A love of mountain running and a problem that arose during the pandemic.
As a gigantic baby with absolutely no endurance, I don't think I've related to anything less or been more amazed by anyone. When I reached this:
“I experienced some concerning issues during the race such as unpredictable bowel movements, vomiting … and hallucinating Jesus sprinting behind me to take my #2 spot,” she wrote after he race. Tara didn’t like the way her body reacted, but she wanted to keep competing.
I had to just stop reading for a bit and take this in. "Unpredictable bowel movements" is plural here. If this happened to me even one time I think I would quit all forms of exercise for at least a year and probably never run again. For her, this was the starting point of an incredible journey of mental and physical endurance.
Friggin great stuff, as always! Well done, Jeremy!!
Thank you for sharing this story. Incredible
As a gigantic baby with absolutely no endurance, I don't think I've related to anything less or been more amazed by anyone. When I reached this:
“I experienced some concerning issues during the race such as unpredictable bowel movements, vomiting … and hallucinating Jesus sprinting behind me to take my #2 spot,” she wrote after he race. Tara didn’t like the way her body reacted, but she wanted to keep competing.
I had to just stop reading for a bit and take this in. "Unpredictable bowel movements" is plural here. If this happened to me even one time I think I would quit all forms of exercise for at least a year and probably never run again. For her, this was the starting point of an incredible journey of mental and physical endurance.
What?
Exerting yourself so hard that you see Jesus chasing you is something that *I* have not personally experienced!
Remarkable. I'm glad someone can do such things, but I would never even attempt them.
Superbly done