“I never really discussed this with anyone because it sounds pretentious, but I started running ultras to become a better person. I thought if you could run one hundred miles, you’d be in this Zen state. You’d be the fucking Buddha, bringing peace and a smile to the world. It didn’t work in my case – I’m the same old punk-ass as before – but there’s always that hope that it will turn you into the person you want to be, a better, more peaceful person.

When I’m out on a long run, the only thing in life that matters is finishing the run. For once, my brain isn’t going blehblehbleh all the time. Everything quiets down, and the only thing going on is pure flow. It’s just me and the movement and the motion. That’s what I love – just being a barbarian, running through the woods.”
- Jenn “Mookie” Shelton, amerikanische Ultramarathonläuferin

Unter Kommerzverdacht

Die aus Berechnung unternommene Simulation zweckfreier Freundlichkeit bringt langfristig alle unsere Maßstäbe durcheinander und führt dazu, dass irgendwann auch das echte Lächeln, die genuine Kunst, die wahre Freundlichkeit unter Kommerzverdacht stehen. Andauernder Vertrauensbruch macht ratlos und einsam, hilflos und wütend … Weiterlesen