The 29th annual Arkansas Traveller 100 starts Oct. 5, and people from all over the United States are preparing to run it, including one of Harding\u2019s own: senior Grady Moore. The Arkansas Traveller is a 100-mile race, known as an ultra-marathon, trailing into the scenery of Ouachita National Forest. <\/p>\n
Moore said signing up for the long race was a spontaneous decision. <\/p>\n
\u201cI was listening to this podcast by David Goggins where he was talking about his first 100-mile race that he ran without any preparation,\u201d Moore said. \u201cHis point was, everybody has plans they want to accomplish, but no one ever takes action on them. As he was saying that, I Googled a 100-mile race, found the closest one and then signed up for it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Although Moore signed up for the Arkansas Traveller on a whim, he has put in months of preparation, by running different races and counting miles.<\/p>\n
\u201cI ended up running a half marathon every month of 2018 just as a challenge,\u201d Moore said. \u201cMaybe I can do it, who knows.\u201d <\/p>\n
Unlike Moore, who is running his first ultra-marathon, chairman of the Department of Marketing, Dr. Rich Brown, has run a countless number of marathons, including six ultra-marathons. <\/p>\n
\u201cIf you can run a marathon, you can run a hundred miles if you\u2019re trained for it \u2026 you don\u2019t have to be superhuman,\u201d Brown said. \u201cThe fact that I did it – you just have to be willing to train for it. You have to be willing to endure pain, because it hurts.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brown has a lifetime of running experience and, like Moore, runs multiple miles a week in order to develop enough endurance to run 100 miles in under 24 hours.<\/p>\n
\u201cI run up to 50 to 70 miles each week,\u201d Moore said. \u201cThe goal is definitely to run it under 24 hours. I want to do it under 20, but that\u2019s insanely fast.\u201d<\/p>\n
Brown said he encourages people to run because it\u2019s a great stress reliever and source of exercise. On a smaller scale, sophomore Hallie Carger has taken up running for this same reason.<\/p>\n
Carger has run many 5K and 10K races and is a former member of the Harding University track team. <\/p>\n
\u201cFinishing any kind of race, whether a 5K or 10K, feels relieving and affirming. You pride yourself in seeing all of the preparation come to fruition,\u201d Carger said. <\/p>\n
After Oct. 5, Moore hopes to feel that relief and pride when he crosses the finish line 100 miles in the making. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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