Every year, in the mountains of Vermont, a group of ultra runners gather for a 550-mile race called Infinitus. It’s one of the toughest trail running races in existence.
Jordan Wirfs-Brock was no stranger to ultra marathons, but Infinitus broke her: she failed to finish. Surprisingly, though, the failure turned out to be one of the best things that's ever happened to her.
This story first aired in 2016, and it won a gold medal for best independent podcast from Public Radio News Directors, Inc., or PRNDI.
SUPPORT OUT THERE: Become a patron
Out There is a proud member of Hub & Spoke.
The Tonic of Silence
My Dad's Depression
Rekindling the Spark
Silence
Building Self-Confidence
Closing the Gender Gap
The Flood
Learning to Swim
Excavating Grief
Ice Swimming
Queer in Appalachia
Rekindling Hope
Moonlight
Living Without Hope
Secrets of the Earth
This Is How You Win the Time War
Notes in the Trees
Fallen Sky
Fear is the Thing with Fins
Create your
podcast in
minutes
It is Free
Australian Hiker
Off Track
Outside Podcast
Outside/In
The Dirtbag Diaries