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Mogollon Monster 100 Mile Trail Race

If you want to know about the Mogollon Monster 100 Mile Trail Race look here . In short, it's one hell of a tough race and in its 5-year history, only a few men have gone sub 24 hours whilst ladies course record stands at a little over 26 hours. An old friend of mine that's a keen mountaineer and has done some crazy adventures in their lives tackled it a couple of years ago - even they described it as “a tough one” where the terrain is “ ridiculously steep and loose-rock-kind-of technical” So why on earth would I even entertain the idea of something so difficult, especially when my running strengths don't include climbs? It's that thousand-dollar question .... why?! Running Friends will know why - we like to challenge ourselves, we like to see what we're capable of, we want to know how far we can push ourselves both mentally and physically. I know I can run 100 miles, I know I can run for 24 hours, but would I be able to do it on what's considered to be...