I originally saw this video on my friend Larry’s blog, and I loved it so much I have shamelessly appropriated it for my own ends.
The races shown in this video perfectly capture all the things I love about trail and ultrarunning … the amazing views, the beauty and challenge of rugged trails, the support and friendship of other trail runners. I’m not familiar with all the races shown here, but I’ve run at least one of them (Grand Teton) and hope to someday qualify for another (Western States). The video is only a few minutes long, it’s absolutely beautiful, and it’s got Coldplay in the background … so go ahead and watch it … I’ll wait …
I could watch this over and over again and not get tired of it. It makes me want to hit the trail right now. It makes me want to train as hard as I can for my races. It makes me dream of all the races I want to do in my life.
But mostly, it makes me feel enormously grateful that I have this thing in my life that inspires me, challenges me, tests me, brings me joy, and makes my soul sing every time I do it.
