My long-term journey from my first official 5K in 2023 to building toward UTMB before 45.
This category documents my races, training progression, lessons, setbacks, and the structured roadmap guiding my evolution from road runner to ultra trail athlete.
If 2023 was about building consistency, and 2024 was about increasing volume, then 2025 became something different entirely.
It wasn’t just about running more.
It wasn’t about chasing races.
And it definitely wasn’t about blindly following a plan anymore.
2025 was the year things started to click.
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2023 was about starting.
Showing up.
Building consistency.
Proving to myself that I wouldn’t quit again.
2024 was different.
I didn’t just want to run.
I wanted to improve.
Distances got longer.
Goals got clearer.
Expectations got higher.
And with that…
Reality showed up too.
Not all progress feels good.
Some of it challenges you in ways you don’t expect.
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In 2023, I stopped quitting. After years of starting and failing — including a year with just 3.05 km — I finally built consistency, structure, and belief. This is the foundation year that transformed me from an overweight beginner into a committed runner on the Road to UTMB.
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