Beginning of this year I was planning to back to Chamonix again, so I joined the ballot but the result I didn’t accepted this year. But since I was offered to run at Lavaredo this year I asked the Shokz team whether I could switch my slot to UTMB. And surprisingly they can registered me since Shokz is also one of main sponsor at UTMB.
UTMB itself is the dream for all trail runners. The trail running Mecca. My first UTMB moment was in 2023. I got my CCC but I blew-off. I failed at 60km at Plan d’Leau. I was super sad and disappointed with myself. Coming back from Chamonix I brought a lot of question about myself. I questioned myself, am I able to run 100K in CCC? Was my training was not sufficient? And how to stop the gut upset during my ultra?
It was the greatest setback I ever had in my life after being rejected as field hockey player for Jakarta in 2016. I was thought, “well Ello, you are friend with disappointment, sure thing you can handle this..” Yeah right, I can handled that much better than before. I didn't hate the sport and running away but I step back and take a look for one more time why I failed.
I talked with many people that I can trust but I still not felt satisfied. I still curious, so I took UESCA course for Ultra Running and wishing I could get the answer. But I still not felt enough and still need something to answered and I also learned from Udemy course about Gut Health to complete and answer my curiosity.
