An ultramarathon in Moab, Utah, was halted partway through due to severe weather brought by Tropical Storm Rachel.
Some runners even had to be evacuated from the course during the race.
Ultramarathon is an umbrella term for races longer than 42.195 km, the full-marathon distance.
In Japan, the most common distance seems to be 100 km.
However, the runners in this Moab race take on 389 km, from Friday to Tuesday, running through the desert, canyons, slickrock formations, and two mountain ranges.
It’s an incredibly hard race.
Even under normal circumstances, it would be extremely tough, so with severe weather on top of that, I think it would be close to mission impossible.
By the way, I can’t wrap my head around why ultrarunners choose to take on these races.
If I were one of the runners standing at the starting line, I'd be in complete despair, knowing that there were days of running ahead of me.
So I’m really curious about what goes through the minds of ultrarunners and what keeps them going.
Do they simply enjoy the running itself, the beautiful scenery along the way, or the time spent chatting with fellow runners?
If any of you have any insight, please share in the comments.
