You know that feeling you get when you push your body and mind to the absolute limit on one of the hottest days of the year, all so that you can cross under a banner and run, hobble, or jump into the arms of people you love?
THESE PEOPLE DO!
Ultra running is truly one of the best sports there is…(and yes I may be bias as a distance runner myself, but that’s just because I truly understand just how good that finish line feels after a long day on the trails)
It was SO fun watching all of these athletes pour themselves into the Raven 50miler earlier this month, and be there to welcome them with a finish line portrait. The race takes place in the Traditional Territories of the Kwanlin Dün First Nation and the Ta’an Kwäch’än Council, with much of the trail being in Kwanlin Dün’s traditional hunting grounds and on settlement land. A huge Shä̀w níthän, Másin cho, GunałchÎsh and Hiy Hiy to both for the opportunities we are given to take in the beauty of these lands!
We weren’t sure what to expect when we originally signed up to volunteer for this race. Ultra running is an intense sport, and when we woke up to the news that it was going to be a scorcher of a day out there, we weren’t sure if we’d be getting a lot of broken humans crossing that line, or how people would feel.
BUT we quickly realized that we were going to be witnessing a lot of sweaty smiles, proud tears, and pure exhausted joy as people flew across that line and were ushered in for a portrait.
The joy, the high fives, the family and friends that were pulled in for photos because everyone knows you don’t finish one of these things without many months of support…what an awesome thing to witness.
Huge Congrats to all of you racers for finishing one tough race!
**Runners we didn’t realize you hadn’t gotten these yet!! Please feel free to save, share and post your images from the link below:
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