Love the new series, Wes! Thanks for sharing your story. You inspire thousands of people; don’t ever forget that!

So many ultrarunners stories are similar! I was just like you, and overweight alcoholic, but just finished my 2nd 100 miler after quitting drinking and losing 80lbs. Thanks for sharing your story, hopefully you will inspire others with your journey

I can’t even imagine having the support you have!😊 I have done a couple of 50ks and had a DNF on a 50miler. It is the only time I haven’t been able to complete a distance. I have been trying to get back to the runner I was when I first started in 2016. I have my sights on a 50miler this Spring😬 Thank you for sharing I love hearing people’s story. You just get used to seeing runner friends or people you watch on KZfaq and you never really think about how they got there!

Thanks so much for sharing your story Wes! I am so grateful for all the work you put into your channel. I have learnt so much from you and find your videos a real source of encouragement and inspiration. Congratulations on everything you have achieved so far and here’s to many more ultra adventures 🙌

What a fantastic video! This was the first time I heard your story and a number of things were very relatable, especially just being a regular person. Thanks for taking us along the journey.

I love this!! Thank you so much for sharing your story. Looking forward to seeing more of this series.

Thank you for your story, Wes! You're an important inspiration to me venturing into ultras myself. Didn't think I could possibly do it but watching your videos has really helped. I'm not fast by any means but happy to be a mid-to-back-of-the-pack. Ultras are cool but you're one really cool dude, mister! Keep up the good work!

Wes, what an amazing kick of to this new series. Kudos to you. I am looking forward to future videos to come. Yes, we can all do bodacious and awe inspiring things. We just have to put one foot in front of the other. 🎯

Thank you so much Wes for sharing your story. I’ve heard you share it a couple of times on the podcasts that you mentioned but in this video I feel like you really poured your heart into expanding on your success. Last year when I really began to dig into trail running/races I believe your channel was one of the first that I found that I could not stop watching. I don’t know if I will ever be able to have the success that you have, but at 37 years old, I hope I can at least get close. Thank you!

Thank you for sharing your experience Wes, this is very inspiring! 🙌🏼🥹

This is awesome Wes! I’m preparing for my first 50 miler on July 27th and this couldn’t have come at a better time. Super motivating and inspiring! Thank you for what you do and the content you create. 😊

Great stuff Wes, great to hear your origin story, I see many parallels with my own ultra running journey

Love this. Your videos are what inspired me to try my 1st 200 last year at Bigfoot. Thanks for all you're doing

It's always great to rediscover things that you loved as a child and either forgot about or let slip away as you journey through adulthood. It's like "ah, that's right, this is who I really am". Life is very interesting that way in that it seems like a constant game of self discovery as you grow and change.

Thank you for sharing Wes! You are a massive inspiration.

Great stuff Wes! I thoroughly enjoyed this, thanks so much for sharing your story. I've learned a lot and taken a lot of inspiration from you!

I enjoyed your video and hearing about your journey! Some of your comments, at the end especially, were very thought provoking for me. Running really is an amazing sport and has done so much for me -- I am a little surprised sometimes that people won't even try it! Looking forward to this series!

Cool footage from your life, Wes. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. As you know I have a loved one in the recovery process from drugs, particularly fentanyl, methamphetamine, and other opioids. It's been a scary and exhausting journey at times, especially witnessing them overdose a couple times. Thankfully they too have found their way into a more helpful lifestyle. They are doing a Spartan Sprint with me in Nov. Go figure. Thank you for all you do to support and inspire those of us newbies .🏃‍♀️‍➡️🌞

Fantastic content idea, looking forward to all the great stories!

Thanks to new youtube algoritm, i know much more about ultra than i have to) And after finishing my first marathon i started to look more into one of this bad boys! For that, i salute you Wes!