165 - Mason Wright’s Run Across Utah & Lessons in Suffering
Mason Wright is not your average ultrarunner. He’s a gym owner, a former 285-pound lineman, and the man behind Worn Legs, a poetic tribute to what it means to suffer on purpose.
In this episode, Mason sits down to unpack the story behind his legendary run across Utah — 421 brutal miles in 9 days — from injuries and windstorms to moments of spiritual clarity with nothing but a headlamp and a horizon.
We cover:
How Mason went from zero to ultras after tearing his posterior tib
Why doctors told him he’d never run again — and why he ran anyway
What it takes to build something meaningful (a gym, a…
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