‘It was an absolute soul-searching journey, from kilometre one to kilometre a hundred and sixty... I got battled down to my core… You have to go through those things to come out the other side a different person. It was brutal.’
Jackson Holtham is a 24-year old Performance Coach, Snowboard Coach and Ultramarathon Runner. From humble beginnings with Snowys Dispatch seven years ago, the guy continues to go from strength to strength and is staring down the barrel of a bright and inspiring future!
May 2021 played host to the final Hubert 100 event and was Jackson’s first endurance undertaking of this kind. The 100-mile/160km ultramarathon kicked off from Wilpena Pound in the Ikara-Flinders Ranges National Park and spanned 36-hours across the Outback landscape, including the 1,168m summit of St Mary Peak.
Eleven hours is the longest Jackson has previously run and after this experience, he is more eager than ever to build upon what he’s learnt and keep on building.
Check out Jackson’s journey into his first ultramarathon and follow the highs and lows of each step.
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