The Story I remember the first time I ran a 100-mile ultramarathon. Less than halfway through the race I became so incredibly sick as I approached one of the toughest and longest hill climbs of the course. Not tired. Not sore. Sick — the kind of sick where your body simply says, “We’re done.” And I was still miles from the finish. In the middle of the race, on a long-exposed climb with no shade, my stomach revolted. I couldn’t keep food down. Every step felt like I was draggi

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