Plus Ultra is a place where trail runners come together to celebrate the beauty of transforming life through movement.
Trail running deserves more than mindless miles, as do our lives. How can we find meaning in the hills and valleys? How can we apply the lessons learned out on the trail into our everyday lives?
That’s where we come in. This is a container of inspiration, a mirror that will encourage you to look within and keep going.
Plus Ultra is here to inspire you to push boundaries, connect with nature and discover your inner strength to improve your life.
A Note from Mikeal
My journey started in December 2022 at my cousin’s funeral. Listening to his eulogy, I appreciated the high bar he set for a life well lived and it caused me to reflect on my own life.
Was I playing small?
If I passed right now, would I be happy with the life I had lived?
I didn’t like the answers so I wanted to make a change. But how?
My passion for fitness led me to sign up for a 10K. One race led to another, my legs took me further and slowly but surely, I felt years of limiting beliefs swept away by the wind.
Trail running became my vision quest. Even when it got hard, it was always something I could rely on. It pushed me to test my boundaries and reconsider what might be possible for my life.
Trail running is still my path to redemption. It has taught me resilience, along with a strength I never knew I had. Like a butterfly struggling against its cocoon, I’ve learned that struggle isn’t something to avoid, it’s what makes flight possible.
That’s why I started Plus Ultra, to share my journey and inspire others to embark on their own.
