Long distance off road running pares things back to basics. It's about body management - water, food, warmth, discomfort. Safety, above all.
In our everyday lives there are lots of minor (and major) frustrations and stresses. This year has been an awful one for me. Episode after episode of really spectacularly crappy life-stuff.
Running an ultra is 12-14 hours of peace. All I'm worried about is keeping going, keeping fed, keeping safe. Nothing else matters. In truth, nothing else matters in everyday life, but survival is so easy in everyday life that we have time to get stressed over things that are not a question of survival.
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