For those who are watching and don’t run, but are thinking about it, just do it, those of us who now run ultras all started with one step, so go for a run, 1km, 1mile, whatever gets you out, your fitness will grow, and I promise you will be better for it. All love ❤️ enjoy the day.

Thanks everyone for the love. It’s truly an honor to share a little bit of my story with you all. 🙏🏼

As an ultra runner, it's amazing to watch the pain of others in situations we have been in and how they handle it. There is so much beauty in pain and suffering ..we are not the same person as we were before it.

"In the end, I found the 100 mile distance to be all about the people. It's a community that encourages you to be yourself, allows you to be at your worst, but will push you to be at your very best." Dylan Harris Couldn't have said it any better.

Not me crying during the inrto inspo msgs 😭🤙🏼♥️

I’m 3 weeks away from my first 50k. This is just what I needed.

The former and future self perspective was fire. Never thought of it this way!

great!

His Dad, working on his feet. That was a powerful moment of fatherhood right there. I cried.

WELL SAID ERIC !

Planning on my first Ultra next spring (definitely not 100 miles) and content like this is exactly what I need to motivate me. Farthest I've ever run is 15 miles. Very inspiring, well done!

What a feckin massively shit hot adventure, you should be very, very proud of yourself.

Amazing effort mate 👏

Well done sir you have been a great source of inspiration as this 60 year old heads towards his first 100 miler. Thank you again and much love from the east coast.

I can honestly say I have never felt better when the sun comes back up. It only reminds me that it is almost over, and I don't like them to be over. But I think it is the perfect distance to rewire your brain when it needs to be rewired.

I’ve come to love the 100 mile distance. I’ve done 3 so far but the community and people of the ultra running community are those who make it the best.

First 100 is in one week. Thanks for an amazing video. Even more excited than before.

118 miles last week in Kerry Ireland. 36hours18mins what a great experience

Great film Dylan.

Proper inspiring! Great story. Really nicely filmed

Very inspiring.

It was an incredible experience to be a part of the race. Truly beautiful and amazing! You are so insightful and talented. Love you!

Man, I was about to run 100 miles a long time ago and I didn’t do it (and I was very strong). But this video has inspired me to start trying again 💪🏻💪🏻

Heck of an effort. Heck of a trail crew, you are very loved Dylan. Thanks for sharing.

Well done Dylan!!

This was so good!!! When you begin to forget how you felt during your ultra, this video will help you remember. Excellent job on the run and on the video! You've now become an inspiration to people, just like the people you document.

Thank you, Dylan. I enjoyed your journey tremendously; your narration was enlightening as well as entertaining as you went through the crucible of a daunting challenge. I have enjoyed your work over the past couple of years and look forward to your next film.

Really enjoyed the live race coverage and this post race interview! Great chat and questions. This really brings more exposure to the sport and makes amateur ultra runners be able to be a part of races that they aspire to be in. Applause all around!

That was awesome. Thanks for documenting this and sharing Dylan’s story!

Love your mindset of wishing to truly feel what the runners you document feel ❤️ beautiful words and imagery!!

Huge congratulations not just for getting it done, but for sharing your physical, mental, emotional, even philosophical experience in such detail and so well. Very inspiring and, in fact, helpful.

One of the best ultra movies I’ve ever seen! Beautifully filmed, fabulous writing, and just a great story. Thank you!

What an incredibly inspiring and moving video! Love it!!!

Congratulations for showing up each day for all the hard work, and the little things, and the big things, that you had to do to make this day happen, when nobody was watching. That's the real beauty. Well done. Be so proud of yourself.

That was not only an amazing film but an amazing accomplishment. So true that it is all about the people you spend that journey with. Congratulations!

Great story to be told here, and you told it so well. Thank you. Nicely done, Dylan…congratulations

Inspiring and spot on! I've run several 50's and 100's and am training for the Katy 225 here in Missouri at the end of this coming October. Your film was a great reminder of what we experience but more importantly offered a window into our "Why" we love them. The Challenge: Yes. The Course: Yes. The Distance: Yes. The Groceries (for me - Ha!): Absolutely! But Most Importantly: The People and Comaraderie! Would love to see a film that focuses on a day in the life of the Crew supporting their runner. Thanks Again for a Great Film!

Congratulations, Dylan, on not only your first 100 miler, but also capturing what it means to run one. Beautiful film. 🙌🏻🙌🏻

Thanks for making this video and sharing your story; I love it!

Thank you for the inspiration! You are pretty incredible!

Such a beautiful film and inspiring story. Absolutely loved it! Thanks so much for sharing! Also, the views in this race look absolutely stunning.

Wow, so beautiful and inspiring! Thank you - y'all rock!

Love the beautiful piano music throughout this film. Also, big congrats on this effort!

Loved the video & the story! Well done & Congrats!

Great film! Very inspiring! Love the down to earth being yourself attitude. No hype about racing techniques, etc. Just being real in the moment. Loved your honesty, expressing your true feelings and thoughts. This film brings back dreams that I’ve had for many years of doing the same thing. I know it will do the same for others.

Awesome job! Great motivation!

So beautiful. Thank you.

Congrats from Brazil man! Inspiring!

Wow what an awesome accomplishment. The furthered i have run in ny life was doing 3 different 10k races in richmond,va in the monument Avenue 10k held each spring which is a flat course. Could not imagine the walls of pain and exhaustion one goes through doing the equidistant of 17 straight 10 k distance runs in a 24 hour period of time. Having been watching lots of AT thru hikers videos over tge past 2 months and now finding this video I am getting more motivated to do hikes for now carrying 25 to 30 lbs in my backpack. Then hopefully as I lose another 70 to 80 plus lbs and get back down to weighing around 260 to 265 lbs I will be able to begun going from richmond,va up to afton mou tain by waynesboro,va to start running sections of the AT in both the blue ridge section and akso hiking/ running northward on the Shenandoah valley section of the AT. Back in 2011 I was a very fir 265 lbs lifting 5 days a week. Then while out hitting softball in August that year my right patella totally dislocated resulting in me needing 2 months of physical therapy to just be able to do a full revolution on the stationary exercise bike. Then 3 months later the Menuscus in same right knee fragmented. My weigh from August through early spring of 2012 has ballooned from 265 up to weighing over 330 to 335 lbs. I got deeply depressed and basically lost any motivation to take care of myself anymore. Then after almost dieing from pulmonary embolisms in borh of my luns in March of 2017 I got even further depressed. Found out tgat that my A1C bloid sugar level was a high 9.5. So my depressing further deepened resulting in ne sleeping all the time until.time to go to work at 3 p.m. monday through Fridays. My weigh skyrocketed up to 368.lbs at the highest point. Estes express lines gave us a choice of Christmas gifts last December so I chose to.pick the fit bit and wireless ear pods. That has helped me yo be more accountable for my health. So now I get upset if I do not get in 4,500 to 6,000 steps each day. I am walking on lunch breaks and after work for a mile carrying either my back pack wirh 25 to 30.lbs in it or just deciding to carry my 20 lb kettle bell alternating laps of carrying it as I walk around 2 blocks by my office building. Doing that activity has me once again trying to channel the old 3 sport athlete mentality to get more highly motivated to get back down yo weighing in the 250 to 265 lb range. Being almost 58 it has been a challenge as the old bady parts simply are simply not as durable as they once was in my 20's into my late 40's. I stand 6'1" and being mostly Scots and Welsh with some scandinavian dna in the mix i am a bigger built guy like a power lifter build. That size comes from having 3 different jones family bloodlines between both of my parents family trees.

Yea!! Good job man! Great video.

Inspiring and Insightful Dylan! Incredible footage by Tony. Brilliant!

I was blown away with all the friend & family support !

Outstanding! So inspiring

Awesome film. Getting ready for my first 100 - definitely found some good inspiration and advice!

Have my 2nd 57km Sept 2nd… 100 miler one day! Videos like this are so inspiring 🤩👍❤️ make the start line and go 👋

Amazing!

Excellent video 💪🏼❤️

Outstanding!!! 💪🔥🔨

Great documentary 💖🙏🏽

This is awesome!!!

who does not want to run 100 after watching this? epic!

Outstanding!

CONGRAT'S, wonderful and moving, beautiful footage, very inspiring.

Nice film guys and congrats Dylan!

Great work. Well done.

Simply awesome

Great film - and accomplishment man! Just completed a full Ironman. Done. I hate cycling though. Gonna start doing 'baby' Ultra runs next year though! The Ring The Springs 100 looks like a wonderful goal for 2024. Your wife is a gem.

Awesome film and achievement, mega inspiring, thank you 👍

Thanks for the inspiring video

Absolutely brilliant. Thank you for making this, you touch every part of humanity, and every corner of the world with this story. Chapeau Dylan, you are THE MAN.

Awesome video!

WOW I absolutely LOVED this. Thank you to sharing.

I like the piano “industry baby” haha 💪💪

Beautifully done. I have my first 100 coming up in December. I will use this for some fuel. Thank you.

I still gotta get a marathon under the belt, and all these ultra videos have me wanting to work up to ultra

tyvm for sharing

Inspiring.

Beautifully done! Thank you for documenting this. Very inspiring.

I’ve watched several similar short films and I have to tell ya, I absolutely loved ur journey/story. I’ll be saving this clip for future inspirational needs. Well done 🤙

Outstanding video once again Dylan, keep em coming

Sensational! Congratulations, Dylan!

Beautiful and inspiring!! Great work, Dylan

Great video, really enjoyed this and have been inspired so much lately by this community thanks to documented journeys like this. You should be extremely proud. I started out running to see if I could do a half marathon, since completing that a couple of weeks ago I have became hooked and so fascinated in ultras. I have just signed up for my first one, 100km June 24th. Its a while off and gives me plenty of time to prepare (I think) and build my weekly up gradually. Hopefully I am back here in June telling you I have officially completed an ultra.

I don’t know who you are but that was very inspiring. Good job.

Good stuff

Congratulations! Incredible, well told story of perseverance. What waist/belt light are you using at night??

I have the Chills! 🔥 I’m about to run my first 100 mile as well… great timing.

And for those days when you can't get outside... hop on your treadmill and check out some Virtual Trail Running videos!

Very inspiring. It just goes to show what a perseverance and true grit and do. Congratulations. I just need to ask what is the brand of led light you are running with around your waist? Super bright I love it. Great for trail running at night.

I’d love to know how you prepared and what you took with you for the race like food and gear. Did you happen to write it down somewhere? Article or blog?

Great video, thanks for sharing. What type of waist lamp was used during the night section? Thanks.

What head lamp is that...sucker is brrrright

What trail is shown at 4:40? Is that part of the Colorado Springs trail or is it somewhere else? It looks amazing!

Dylan. What is the final song in the video. Your story was amazing

ryan van duzer seems like such a sound fella

What is the final song??

So many sporty cuties in these videos.

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son that whosoever believeth in Him shall not perish but have everlasting life.

Good, fascinating, incredible scenery, except... I could really do without the knees and crotch monologs.

Ultra runners aren't crazy, just egotistical and willing to sacrifice their health for the sake of vanity and bragging rights.