Just as her Instagram handle declares, Be Wild and Free, Jess McClellan takes that as her motto in life and in ultra running. Like so many of us runners she began with very little knowledge and just laced them up one day and went running to challenge herself. She didn't know much about the sport, but as she researched and became more aware of what running was about she became infected with the running bug. 

Her entire life has been filled with people saying she could never do things and made things very toxic. Jess has overcome so much adversity and uses that as motivation to accomplish great things. She has only been running since 2011 and has since completed a couple of 50 milers and is now training for her first 100 mile ultra.

In this episode, Jess takes us through the experiences of her first 50 mile ultra and what required her to dig deep in some very dark places and to overcome adverse conditions. If there is anything Jess would have to say for a beginner jumping into ultra running would be, "don't give up. Keep going and moving forward. Your only competition is within yourself and don't forget to have fun."

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