Four months later I put my name in for the Leadville 100 lottery. In January, a month later, I received an email, my name had been drawn, I was officially running Leadville 2015.

I believe in dreams. If you’re not chasing what sets your soul on fire, then what are you doing in life? Running is what drives me. I crave it. I’ve followed some paths in life that have led me away from my passion,...