MY FIRST 100KM ULTRA RUN

I ran my first 100km ultra run with ‪@lukasmuelr‬ and ‪@maximilianwarum‬ and this is how it went: We decided to take on this challenge in the midst of our Valencia Marathon preparation. Really overall NOT helpful for the marathon training! This is because you may find some benefits from the enormous stimulus in terms of endurance, but your leg muscles take way too long to bounce back to normal and the risk of injury is just too high. Nevertheless we tackled this bucket list activity in the early morning of October 7th 2023. The first 70km were an easy breezy Saturday afternoon stroll but with the sunlight getting less my fatigue and pain increased. At kilometre 83 I was at my absolut low point: my legs felt like jelly, I got sick even thinking about my energy gels and the prospect of 17km more shattered my moral; it's even hard to push yourself for 2-3 km on an interval run but having around 3 hours more to go and feeling this bad was a total new universe of mental challenge. I approached it by just going step by step and during the next 7km I found my spirit again. Let me tell you 10km can feel like ages when you are "running" at a 10min/km pace and every step is agony! But after 13h 12min 57sec I stumbled over the 100km mark. This was BY FAR the most challenging sport event I ever participated in but also on of the best decision I ever made to see where my actual boundaries are. Feel free to comment your thoughts about this video, whether they are in terms of editing or content based. I would love to hear your feedback on my FIRST EVER YouTube video! Instagram: @domi.hmn TikTok: @domi.hn