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May 22, 2009

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

It has been a long winter in the mountains. But now the snows are melting, spring is coming. And with the spring comes the promise of renewal, of hope. The sun feels warm on my face, and there is a strong smell of blossom in the air. The days stretch into wonderful light evenings. And thoughts turn to challenges for the summer …

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.
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The Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc - it’s a journey.
A long journey.

It is a journey of more than a thousand steps, more than a thousand parts …..
It starts with a dream to do something more than you have done before.
You have doubts, fears, uncertainties.
You start to train, you start to prepare.
You gain confidence, and again you doubt.
You learn about endurance.
You make sacrifices.
You learn about yourself.
Then the race ….

But the journey doesn’t end.
Apprehensions, hopes and expectations.
You learn to live with the reality.
You refocus.
The end of one challenge is just the beginning of the journey to the next.

The Ultra Trail teaches you about endurance.
But an endurance that is about more than simply running.

It is an endurance that is an exploration, pushing to find something new, looking for the edge.
For each of us this edge is in a different place.
And that place is constantly changing.
But the journey to find that edge maybe teaches us more about ourselves.

It is an endurance that finds opportunity,
learns to ride out the rough patches and learns to take the time.
It is an endurance that opens a door into another world.
It is an endurance that gives you freedom, and that gives you the courage to seize that freedom.

The Ultra Trail du Mont Blanc is a journey, not a destination.
We must start with just a single step ….

- Elizabeth Hawker

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