The One Word That Put 100km Behind Her at UTA100

From the outside, she looks like an ordinary mum. But beneath the surface, a fire was smouldering — quiet, patient, waiting. A fire that drove her to the start line of a race most women wouldn't dare picture themselves running. 100 kilometres. Ultra-Trail Australia. The kind of distance that makes most people's jaws drop just thinking about it.

And she crossed the line as the final finisher — beating the cutoff on grit alone.

To get there, she had to outrun the clock. Outlast the doubt. And outperform a version of herself she didn't know existed.

How? One word.

Louise Pontello sits down with Kelvin and Dave to share the mindset, the mantra, and the moment she nearly stopped on the trail. She tells us the single word she called out to herself when her body begged her to quit — and why every woman, every mother, every "I'm not a runner yet" needs to hear this conversation.

If you've ever put a limit on yourself before you've even tried, press play.

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