We are not crazy by John M

From the quotes section of run100s.com, might be familiar
to Hardrock entrants:

"The people that I have met are not foolish; they are aware
of how tired and cold and hungry and frightened and hurting
and discouraged and disoriented and how possibly injured they
will become. They know they will face great physical, mental,
emotional, and possibly spiritual challenges as they make
their way to the finish. This is what they are racing against.
This is their challenge. This is what I admire."
- Carolyn Erdman

We are challenged, emotionally, mentally, and physically by
the very nature of running the way we run.

We are helpful to each other, offering support along the way.

We share knowledge, teaching and mentoring those new to trails.

Our challenges require various levels of planning, discipline,
and determination--knowledge of many places and things..

Objective self-analysis must sometimes happen for success to
be attained--inner honesty might be needed--but, if a person
trains adequately, and runs within the effort levels trained for
--pain and torture are rare, not common, encounters.

What we do offers considerable self-esteem, self-confidence,
and, maybe, humility, maybe not. Trails have humbled me more
than once.

While running trails/ultras I have never met anyone to whom
crazy, wacko, nut, or loony would apply--not in early morning
hours, nor late at night, not in city, town, or country, not
in the mountains or deserts--I have been fortunate and met
many kind and wonderful people with whom I shared the way.

Run gently out there.

John M.