This weekend, the UTS 100k by UTMB takes place. And I won’t be on the start line. That decision hasn’t been easy to make. Or easy to admit. Last year, UTS was my first ever DNF in an ultramarathon. And if you’ve never experienced one, let me tell you, it lands differently to any other…
When I reflect on my own recent first DNF at the UTS 100km, the reality of post-race depression hit me with a force I never anticipated. I’d always kind of dismissed the idea, how could not finishing a race possibly leave such a mark? But after succumbing to heat exhaustion 20 hours deep into a…