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On today's episode of Mental Strength Conversations we have out first ever guest on the show, Kelly Sutherland returning to talk about her first multi-day Ultra Run - the Alps to Ocean. The Alps to Ocean covers 320kms over six days running from the base of New Zealand’s highest mountain, Mount Cook, to the East Coast town of Oamaru. As a seasoned Ultra Runner, Kelly has done a tonne of one day events but this was her first foray into the staged challenges... which even she wasn't sure how she'd go later in the event. Kelly talks about her preparation before the race and how she took each and every day. She talks about how she used other runners to support her, how the decisions she made weren't always rational and logical, how she managed her mindset throughout the later stages of the event, plus her mum's surprising reaction from the sidelines as Kelly ran past looking for moral support. There is a darker side to running events like the Alps to Ocean, including pushing through mental and physical pain, and Kelly shares her own journey through that, including sharing a revelation she's had about how she deals with mental challenges using perspective to give her situation some Today's episode is a exciting insight into managing both your physical and mental strength over long-term event. And it's inspirational to get a sense for what you can achieve if you're prepared to just keep going. Even if, as Kelly says, you're a disaster and you really don't want to. And what Kelly thinks she can achieve next is counter-intuitive yet inspirational. Enjoy today's episode of Mental Strength Conversations with Kelly Sutherland.