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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
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By Justin Andreas & Robbie Pike
5
2020 ratings
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
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