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"Success requires a certain amount of discomfort, pain, and suffering. If you want results, you have to be OK with that." ~ Evan Jensen \xa0 While he\u2019d been interested in health and fitness for a long time, writing for health and wellness newsletters and magazines was his day-job, Evan Jensen shifted into running because of a friend. It was in St. George, Utah, and the friend was talking a \u201cbig game\u201d about running the local marathon.\xa0 \xa0 Evan thought,\xa0\u201cIt can\u2019t be\xa0that\xa0hard!\u201d\xa0And decided to give it a try. He discovered there was a powerful draw for him in running and kept at it. After 30-40 marathons, it had become easy to him. He was sure there must be something more than that\u2026\xa0 \xa0 There was \u2013 is! It\u2019s called Ultramarathon Running and while there are a few routes/races that are somewhere in between 26.2- and 100-mile runs, Evan prefers the long runs! In his first 100-mile run, near Seattle in 2011, he dropped out at 88 miles \u2013 having been attempting to compensate any way he could for some excruciating shin splints that made themselves known at the 60-mile mark!\xa0 \xa0 Not wanted to do permanent damage to his body, he did the smart thing and dropped out. But it ate at him. He knew he could do it; he\u2019d just have to take a different approach to his training, nutrition, and preparation.\xa0 \xa0 To-date, he holds the record for the Most Finishes at the 100-Mile Mountain Lakes Run, held south of Portland, and he\u2019s not interested in relinquishing that distinction anytime soon.\xa0 \xa0 Listen in as he tells the story of his literal, mental, and emotional journeys of these runs and how they help him maintain his inner equilibrium in times of stress and hardship.\xa0 \xa0 Evan\u2019s Bio \xa0 Evan Jensen is a freelance copywriter for health and fitness businesses. He\u2019s the editor for\xa0MakeaLivingWriting.com, a blog about the business and craft of freelance writing. He\u2019s also an award-winning journalist, personal trainer, and ultramarathon runner. Evan holds the record for the most finishes at the Mountain Lakes 100-Mile Ultramarathon in Oregon. When he\u2019s not on a writing deadline or catching up on emails, he\u2019s chasing his three kids around or training for another 100-mile race.\xa0 \xa0 And there\u2019s one more thing\u2026Evan and I worked together when he was a communications intern at a health insurance company about 20 years ago! \xa0 For more:\xa0 \xa0 The Healthy Copywriter https://thehealthycopywriter.com/wellnotes-wellness-newsletter/ \xa0 Make a Living Writing www.makealivingwriting.com\xa0 \xa0 email:\xa0evan@thehealthycopywriter.com