Get Off Your Arse: A ran-dumb blog to get you moving, by a bit of a nudge and a bit of a push.
Dariusz Strychalski (Poland): Impossible is in the mind
Dariusz Strychaliski, a Polish participant in 222k at 7th edition of La Ultra - The High, was left in coma after a car accident at 7yrs of age. Today he runs ultras like no ones business even though his right side is partially paralysed.
Iron-man at La Ultra
La Ultra on NHK (Japanese national TV): Ryoichi Sato (52 yrs) participated in the 4th edition of La Ultra - The High, is 74th ultra. Just 2 months before the run, he got a pacemaker implanted. He has had back problems for last 23 years. During this run, his knees were bothering him to the extent of stopping him from continuing.
Ole & Ryoichi at 2013 edition of La Ultra - The High
Ole (Denmark) & Sato (Japan) finishing 2013 edition of La Ultra - The High.
Alex Kaine after finishing 1st at 2013 La Ultra - The High
Alex Kaine after finishing 1st at LA ULTRA - THE HIGH 2013. Along with a guest appearance by his son Atreyu. He crossed finish line in 39hrs 54min 38sec.
Polish participants at 2013 edition of La Ultra - The High
Polish participants at 2013 edition of La Ultra - The High.
Are you tough enough: 2014 edition of La Ultra - The High
How tough are you? Start with respect, not being a stud. That's what La Ultra - The High teaches. This is 2014 edition in under 1 min.
La Ultra - The High journey
La Ultra - The High (www.thehigh.in) is the cruelest & highest altitude ultra marathon out there. It's held in Leh-Ladakh region in the Indian Himalayas. A total distance of 333 km have to be covered on foot in a time period of 72 hours, crossing three of the highest mountain passes all above 17,400 ft.
Trailer of 2nd documentary on La Ultra - The High
Six runners from around the globe join to take on the high altitude ultra-marathon that is becoming known as one of the toughest races on earth. In their efforts to complete the 137-mile course, over two of the highest motorable passes in the world they will fend off pulmonary edema, hypothermia, and fatigue and between each of them only one can finish first but all will suffer, in ULTRA HIGH.
Beginning of La Ultra - The High journey
This is how the La Ultra - The High journey begin. Barry Walton just put this clip together literally from thin air. Yeah, thin air :)
Work in progress: 2012 course
"If you have men who will only come if they know there is a good road, I don't want them. I want men who will come if there is no road at all." - David Livingstone That's what La Ultra - The High (www.thehigh.in) is about?