Joe sent me a random link this week with a subject line that read "Check out this guy…." I opened it and was introduced to a guy I have never heard about, but certainly should have. Now I know that Marshall Ulrich is the man! No, I mean THE man (if you’re into feats of endurance). Marshall is gearing up to run across the country in record time with another amazing athlete, Charlie Engel. As a warm-up, he completed the Triple Crown of Endurance by completing 116 ultramarathons, climbing the highest summit on every continent, and completing 10 expedition-length adventure races. Want more? He also completed the Leadville Trail 100 and the Pikes Peak Marathon on the same weekend. He’s the only person to finish the self-contained, unaided, Badwater Solo run pulling a 220-pound cart 146 miles from Badwater to the top of Mount Whitney – 77 hours 46 minutes. The cart contained everything he needed for his crossing, including all of his water. In his free time (whatever little is left), he writes books, guides expeditions, does motivational speaking, and raises funds for a variety of charities.
Marshall’s example is one that reminds us all once again that endurance really is an attitude!
