Mason Wright | Buff Runner

Mason Wright, also known as the Buff Runner on Instagram, shares his journey into ultrarunning and his upcoming project to run across America. He started as a former football player weighing 285 pounds and gradually lost weight through running and exercise. After participating in Spartan races and briefly racing professionally, he fell in love with ultrarunning. Mason's project, called Project 3434, aims to run a total of 3434 miles from Seattle and end in Miami Beach in 2026 and support for single parents through the Single Parent Project. 

 

Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Background

01:38 Getting into Ultrarunning

06:34 The Desire to Keep Going

09:19 The Mindset of Ultra Runners

13:09 Transitioning from Spartan Races to Ultrarunning

16:33 Project 3434: Running Across America

26:05 Support Crew and Logistics

28:25 Number of Miles Per Day

28:38 Running 50 Miles a Day

29:19 Training for a Transcontinental Run

30:16 The First Month as Training

31:04 Sponsors and Gear

34:13 The Single Parent Project

36:08 Donation Goal: $100,000

37:17 Embarrassing Stories

46:29 Finding Mason Online

47:08 The Artwork for the Project

49:32 Running Together