01/21/2023
These two ultra-trail athletes, Darrin Mann ( .darrin ) & Bhushan Suresh ( ) have put in some incredible adventures in the last two months: 1) big country loops through Butner, Bahama, Hillsborough, Silk Hope, & Bynum, & 2) aerobic trail runs with extended instances of quality through Jordan Game Lands, Lower Haw River, & just today, Horton Grove Nature Preserve.
There have been conversations ranging from existentialism, to partnership, to pooping & everything in between. Mirroring the training progression was an expanding sense of place, a deepening sense of friendship and camaraderie amongst thieves, & of course, a totally goofy and arbitrary nicking of names 🤓.
Darrin has reached his taper for the Uwharrie 40 👏🏻.
Bhushan has a couple more weeks of voluntary suffering before tapering for Black Canyon 100k 🕺.
We were able to lurch out of our introvert-favoring equilibriums, have fun, train in a useful way for all fitness-levels, all while cultivating a kind and safe culture.
Congratulations Darrin & Bhushan (they need not know our nicknames 🤣) for not just the physiological development, but for have such a positive impact on the people around, even when you were in the pain cave. Inspiring.
