Suffer Further | 30 Minutes of Ultrarunning Insight From Elsa Jaworski

Elsa Jaworski was guest number one on the Borderlands Trail and Ultra Running Podcast.  Back then, it was called the DFL Before DNF podcast.  I never intended for this podcast to be more than an exploration of my journey to 100 Miler #10.

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I was working on a docuseries sponsored by Merrell about my awful DNF record at the 100 mile distance.  I had started 9 100 mile races and finished only one.  That’s 8 DNFs.

But to be honest, I didn’t hate my DNF record because I love running after a goal so much bigger than me that it mostly crushes me.  And the 100 mile distance relentlessly crushes me.  And I enjoy coming back for more.

But going into my 10th 100 miler, I was going to talk to anyone and everyone asking one question:  How do you keep going when you want to quit?

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Elsa Jaworski met me at the La Barba Coffee warehouse in Salt Lake City where we chatted for a bit about how she keeps going.   As I plan for 100 miler #11, I will revisit Elsa Jaworski’s encouragement.