Lessons I Have Learned From Ultras

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I remember a friend asking me if I would ever do an ultra. I laughed because although I had done several marathons, anything beyond that distance seemed out of reach to me. A year later, a friend who does 100 milers as if it is a trip around the block told me about a race series called Miles for Maria. He told me it was a loop course, the atmosphere was very low-key, and you stopped running when you wanted to leave. He made it…