I Ran 50 Miles in Jeans! The Caballo Blanco Ultra Marathon 2018

[Applause] [Music] well--there's amigos well there's I guess it's time to put my running clothes on it is about 4:45 a.m. the town is waking up actually the town has been rocking all night long I barely slept cuz we had a party right under the door but it's time to run and I'm psyched and you know what I'm seeing that all these taro Hamada guys are wearing jeans so I think I'm gonna wear some jeans in the rice what do you think here's my number 868 you can track it online just kidding you can [Music] since I'm wearing jeans I am going to lube up a lot because you know this might just chafe the hell out of me see these jeans they're called dewers but they look like Doozer so I'm gonna call them Doozer jeans supposed to be 95 and sunny so lots of sunscreen [Music] hey there's somebody else here what's up they're excited about this oh my god yes have you ever run 50 miles nope yeah no no not all ones that's enough not all at once like you know you've run 50 miles like one mile 50 times yeah okay cool let's do that again Olay so there are lots of bait stations in this race but I'm gonna bring my hydration belt because it's gonna be damn hot out there and I don't want to get dehydrated and this thing also carries all my camera batteries so I can film the race got my boobies got my boobies got my bleep this is how I record the whole race I carry this in my hand and I go with this ah this really hurts most important point of today is to have fun have a good time enjoy the scenery enjoy the people make new friends and just have a great life experience so let's do it [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] all right the jeans feel real good after 50 meters we'll see if they hold about the fit smiles that were there's a shortcut [Music] [Music] this is my favorite part of the race son has it come up it's nice and cool we're running by the river and it's really peaceful and quiet you gotta enjoy these moments cuz later in the race you know it's gonna hurt well yeah I may go again right here inspiration I don't know how old he is but it's definitely not our spring chickens like all those little ants going up the hill what do you think about this buddy she's insane can't believe my my state has these hidden hidden universes within it everybody you Vince how you feeling bud yeah it's a problem my mom agrees have you done this enough actually does the many good however you get there you get in this race at least five the machine gun guys you want them on your side [Music] leaders will start to double back on us I mean they've already hit the checkpoint these guys are animals [Music] Church run around the church head back on yeah [Music] way I look at this is that I get to run all day long that's all I have to do today this brunch keep moving my body forward and I'm pretty fortunate to be able to do that especially here these magical canyons I mean this is this is just too good to be true and yeah it hurts there's some pain and suffering but man life is so good if this is what I get to do when I'm 39 years old on a beautiful Sunday just try it all day I made some good life choices this guy's got it right music [Applause] [Music] [Music] right after the sink track [Music] traffic jams are here it's a forced slow down [Music] this trail right here ancient ancient trail running through time running through history these are the trails that have been used for centuries not itaru mata that connect the different villages boy I can feel it I can also feel the burn [Music] [Music] I know one of the Steve Sanner [Music] Oh [Music] we're all sharing in this moment right now let's sufferfest doesn't matter where you're from Lane what you speak we all know what this means not at me without anything this seems more up than last year [Music] sweetie how you doing brother what brings you back huh the volunteer down here the people it's my favorite spot hot corn energy Oh feeling good now it's all the way downhill until the bridge [Music] good thought it - shortcut here I'm running with these people I might as well run with these people I'm not a huge fan of running downhill my toes hurt when they slam into the front of my shoes but I try to let gravity do all the work loosen up my legs and just go with my running is one of the most simple and beautiful things your body can do and I'm very fortunate that I've been doing it pretty much all my life moving my body what's your feet [Music] [Applause] go on through the town give me a much-needed boost my legs are starting to feel it yeah I'm tired it might slow my overall time down but I really like stopping at the aid stations chilling out for a little bit actually taking the time to eat and drink and then moving on conserving my energy now for a really steep uphill to low Sally songs but you know what's waiting for me up there the bean burritos [Music] the only race I think in the world that gives up canola if they hit stations [Music] hello vodka if the cows are out desirous on more time ago excellent this is my friend Margarito I met him my first time here everybody's hurt doesn't matter if you're tied Obata or gringo [Music] time to go on my favorite bridge [Music] last year this was the hardest part for me a lot of switchbacks supposed to Lisa like I said earlier it's free all the time at the top [Music] oh my god his birth the cats so [Music] this right here is a gratitude march this is where you think of everybody you love with every step you take and it helps thank you [Music] not him or anyone anymore [Music] it's harder than I remembered left be buried [Music] la mejor tortilla el mundo rather and these are the famous grapefruits whose parents on these are always a little bit mean breeder for the road running free put the bunch of smiling kids I'm officially tired ladies and gentlemen ouch so this is the part in the race where it's all mental my body would love to stop my body would love to jump in that river and just chill running a race is a challenge if it was easy it wouldn't mean as much right you gotta push yourself to that edge the very edge of your comfort zone see see what it looks like see what that comfort edge looks like of course um I've been here before but every race no matter if it's a 10k or 100 miler it'll get you there and that my friends is what makes getting to the finish line so good cuz you knew because you know that you did everything you could to move your body forward [Applause] [Music] more lies [Music] real hard right now probably wondering about the jeans well ha little sticky all right I don't think I'd be going faster if I had shorts on [Music] [Applause] this last bit is pure determination my body wants to stop we're gonna keep it going forward forward forward always forward that's exactly what I want to be doing right now are 73 my money is hanging on the Elena beautiful church time to go down the finish line has seemed very very far all day now it seems manageable seven kilometers my body is beat up I think my toes are gonna look like hamburger Hills I thought it was all downhill something is changing here a burrito thank you for the burrito let's go finish this race buddy done honey honey more I will not bother Mita this kid of psyched you said he just found a bullet you know there's a lot of people with guns out here makes sense kids gonna run with us there we go Mira can trap you the hombre meter this is just the motivation I need two little kids chasing me oh the power of the finish line is porn you step getting closer every step kick [Music] [Music] I love the feeling of finishing a race I love it especially here in Mexico where there's just mariachi music and Happiness everywhere Thank You caballo Blanco for this beautiful experience thank you to everybody who came down thanks to all my new friends what a great feeling oh and the jeans were just fine no chafing at all no problems there was an experience you know part of this try it at least once I don't think I'll do it again but hey one time for everything [Music]

Channel: Ryan Van Duzer

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Id: vS5vCz4P9_E

Length: 18min 41sec (1121 seconds)

Published: Fri Mar 09 2018