Ultra runner Impostor Syndrome

Christopher Mellott
Sep 3, 2018 · 3 min read

I am an ultra-runner, I am, I promise, I have the medals and the ultrasignup.com receipts to prove it.

I don’t always believe that I belong in the fellowship of ultra-runners. How can I call myself an ultra-runner and be in the same company as people like Camille Herron, Kilian Jornet, and Michael Wardian? Incredible athletes who have completed monumental feats of endurance. Do my two 50K races make me part of this group? Damn right they do! I am an ultra-runner and I may not have the resume, the distances, or the same ability as these runners, but if the definition of an…

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