He Ran The Bear 100 Right After Wasatch. He Still Wouldn't Quit

Michael ran the Wasatch 100. A few weeks later he lined up for The Bear 100.He couldn't eat. He couldn't sleep. His body was shutting down — and he still wouldn't quit.

This is what happens when a runner has no off switch.In this episode, Michael walks us through the hallucinations, the caloric collapse, and the moment his crew realized they couldn't pull him off the course. It's a raw look at what ultra-running asks of the mind when the body is already empty.

🐻 The Bear 100 — one of the hardest hundred-milers in the country, and

Michael ran it on fumes.

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