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Running Through the Dark: Martin Rutherford on Mountains, Trauma & Ultra Endurance

Running Through the Dark: Martin Rutherford on Mountains, Trauma & Ultra Endurance

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Martin Rutherford is an ultra runner with deep experience in the mountains—through races, personal challenges, and the kind of days that test more than your legs. In this episode, we go beyond training plans and finish times and into the real stuff: mental health, depression, and what it looks like to keep moving when your mind is trying to pull you under. Martin shares how trauma shaped him, how he’s learned to carry it, and how ultra running became both an outlet and a proving ground. Honest, heavy at times, and ultimately hopeful—this is a conversation about pain, purpose, and finding your way back one step at a time.

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