Why do we ultra run?

Evan, Danny, and Joshua take on the second of the two most common questions they get about Unrationed: do you have to be an ultra runner to be a part of the community? The short answer is no, but the longer conversation gets into why each of them actually runs, what it does for them that nothing else quite does, and why the physical hard thing seems to be non-negotiable even if the specific activity is up for debate. They get practical too, covering heart rate over pace, trekking pole recommendations, uphill intervals, and why having an objective in front of you is the thing that makes any of it sustainable. The episode closes with a reminder that the emotion that comes out on long days in the mountains is part of why they keep coming back, and why that might matter more for men than we give it credit for.