I was very excited to talk to Rhys having been in Wales when he completed a mammoth run this year.
Ultrarunner Rhys Jenkins recently broke the Wales Coast Path (Chester to Chepstow) record, completing the 870 mile journey in 20 days, 10 hours and 36 minutes, beating the previous record by 2 hours 19 minutes.
In 2010, Rhys ran with his brother and two friends from Boston to Austin in the USA. This was his introduction to ultrarunning. He tells me about this journey and Badwater 135, arguably the toughest footrace on the planet. Four times he ran the course independently before running the official race on the fifth occasion. He loves that one!
Rhys describes the highs and lows and how he deals with the notorious pain cave.
There are many analogies with ultrarunning and life, in particular dealing with the ups and downs. This is not only a conversation for runners. Hearing about how Rhys tackles challenges will give you ideas about how you can face your own in your life, taking the positive approach.
He also accidentally announces his next trip......
Rhys is most definitely a Positive Encourager.
