THERE'S PLENTY YOU NEED to prepare for when tackling your first ultramarathon. You need the right kit, you need to make sure it's comfortable over long mileage, you need a nutrition strategy and to be equipped for changeable temperatures. But knowing what to do when a tropical storm is threatening to rip your tent out of the ground amid a flooded campsite? Well, that wasn't on my list. But there are things you learn about yourself when everything goes off-plan.
Why would anyone decide to sign up for a 250km race in unfamiliar territory? It's a fair question, and one I've been asked. The best answer that I can come up with is that I don't like to get too comfortable in any one space.
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