The Bridge Builder Who Never Looked Back
In 2017, ultramarathon runner Courtney Dauwalter stood at the starting line of the Moab 240 — a 238-mile race through the Utah desert. By mile...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Luke 9:51-62.
In 2017, ultramarathon runner Courtney Dauwalter stood at the starting line of the Moab 240 — a 238-mile race through the Utah desert. By mile 180, she was temporarily blind from swelling in her corneas. Her crew begged her to stop. Every reasonable voice said turn back. She kept moving forward, navigating by the sound of her pacer's footsteps, finishing first overall — ahead of every man and woman in the field — in just under 58 hours.…
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