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KIWI RUNNER
SLEEP WELL, RUN WELL – IS IT THAT SIMPLE?
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S B E S T R U N N I N G M AGA Z I N E
TRAIL
ISSUE 9
Dec/Jan
2017
10
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VICKI
WOOLLEY
EDITOR
The beautiful people
What drives us to deliberately put ourselves in situations of extreme discomfort with our running? Photo courtesy of
Rapid Ascent.
Recently I
worked at the inaugural Taupo
Ultramarathon. No, I wasn’t running and yes,
I had terrible trouble keeping my FOMO
(fear of missing out) in check. But a brief
encounter with a young woman I didn’t
know caused another piece of the ‘why do
we run?’ jigsaw to rotate a quarter turn.
The distances concerned were 50km,
75km and 100km, and I was positioned
24km from the finish line. When
participants rolled across our timing mat
they were therefore either half, two-thirds
or three-quarters of the way through their
day. The course was harder than anticipated:
almost unanimously, these people were
wrecked. Some moderately so and still with
a sense of humour (“What can I get you?
Coke? Soup?” I asked one chap. “I need a
new arse,” he replied. “Mine is broken.”)
There were a handful of souls tackling their
first ultra and, incredibly, for some this
would also be their first marathon – I found
myself assisting one such young woman. It
was very late afternoon, she had been on
her feet since 6am and tears of pain poured
down her cheeks as she asked what lay
ahead. I carefully explained the layout of the
remaining 24km and her distress increased.
I assured her she had until midnight to
reach the finish and tears burst forth afresh.
“I can’t, I can’t, I can’t do it,” she sobbed. By
now I had used nearly all my supportive,
encouraging patois. Nothing was working
and she was beginning to shiver. Turning the
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situation on its head I said “Ok. Don’t think
about what is left to do. Think about what
stopping means to you. Tomorrow you will
hurt. You can hurt with a DNF, or you can
hurt with a medal – it makes no difference
to how much you are going to hurt.” She
stopped crying. We continued talking quietly
in this manner for a few moments as we set
her up to run into the night.
I have run ultras to bury pain; to prove
strength to myself; to try and impress; to
feel part of a community; through obsession,
obligation; to see amazing places; for fun;
for challenge; and on very rare occasions,
to compete in my age group. I have no idea
why this bright, beautiful, plucky young
woman had deliberately chosen to push
herself to the utmost physical, mental and
emotional limits that committing to an
ultramarathon requires. I do know that
whatever the reason, it must have been
pretty important because her fear of failing
to finish was greater than all the pain and
distress in the world at that moment.
Clearly our
relationship with running is a
complex thing, which is illustrated by some
extraordinary people I would like you to meet
in this issue. Debbie Hardy loved running so
much she flew in the face of medical opinion
to continue, Megan Raynor had to stop in
order to become a ‘real’ runner, and Matt
Rayment takes the confidence he has gained
from becoming an accomplished runner into
other aspects of his life. Katie Stone chose
to spend her injury time volunteering at an
event, losing a race and gaining a family.
We travel to some fabulous places –
Larapinta, Everest – and for those with
itchy feet, Dawn Tuffery investigates a
dirtbag lifestyle. An abundance of coaching
and clinic features will keep you running
to the best of your ability as we head into
Christmas. If the C-word caused you to
wince because you have prioritised running
over shopping, relax, we have done the work
for you. Check out Gear Freaks and our
special Gifts for Runners feature.
With trail running growing in popularity
at an astonishing rate, I’m excited about
the summer ahead – time on trail with old
friends and new, events, adventures and a
never-ending quest for beautiful places.
Where are you heading?
WE TRAVEL TO SOME
FABULOUS PLACES –
LARAPINTA, EVEREST – AND
FOR THOSE WITH ITCHY
FEET, DAWN TUFFERY
INVESTIGATES A DIRTBAG
LIFESTYLE. AN ABUNDANCE
OF COACHING AND CLINIC
FEATURES WILL KEEP YOU
RUNNING TO THE BEST OF
YOUR ABILITY AS WE HEAD
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