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Philip King's avatar

Beautiful writing, beautiful running. Stoked for you

buckled's avatar

This is so so so so so good. Fantastic read.

Thanks Ben and congratulations on your loop

Xela's avatar

Fun to get a taste of the inside. The mind riles like those mountains! Way to go Ben

Markus Andrezak's avatar

The writing as good as the running.

Romain L.'s avatar

You write as exceptionally well as you run. What a beautiful account of that night and day out on the loop. Il y a un peu de Saint Exupéry dans votre plume !

Birkegaard's avatar

Thank you for an inspiring account of your journey around the mountain. Lots of respect from me. It has been very captivating to hear your reflections on various podcasts over the last couple of months. Looking forward to follow your continued journey.

Nikolai Wilco Latissimioni's avatar

This reminds me how it’s the experience that we take away from a race, initially, but when it all sinks in, I hope you feel some kind of extreme pride in what you’ve achieved, it’s phenomenal.

Anael's avatar
Sep 2Edited

" But somehow it passes, time, distance, elevation goes someplace behind me." C'est toute la magie de notre sport, on regarde toutes les interrogations qui viennent face à ce qui se dresse devant nous, et on finit par y jeter à peine un regard part dessus notre épaule, une fois passé. Toujours aussi géniale à lire tes récits de course , en particulier celui-ci où on ressent bien l'épreuve psychologique qu'un UTMB à ce niveau peut représenter. Encore un immense bravo !

Eric Brown's avatar

The honesty and vulnerability in both your writing and running is refreshing and inspiring. Thank you Ben, and congratulations on this monumental achievement.

Dan's avatar

Great write up. Particularly enjoyed your description of the fear in Trient.

Joe Lewis's avatar

Amazing battle 👏🏼

Daniel's avatar

Amazing Ben - thank you for sharing your experience so beautifully with all of us!

Ayesha's avatar

Wow! Beautifully written and captivating!

TrailRunning Academy's avatar

Thank you for your suffering, for your story!

lesly jones's avatar

I loved your UTMB story.. you are a very talented writer .. I will make my 4th attempt at UTMB next yea I hope ...I will be 55 years old..you inspire me to never give up 😊