Yeti 100 Mile Endurance Run 2025 | The Race that Broke Me | Ultramarathon Race Vlog

On September 26, 2025, I ran the Yeti 100 mile endurance run in Abingdon, Virginia, and this video shares my story about the ultra race that broke me. Not new to ultra or the 100-mile distance, and familiar with the Yeti, I was stoked to be back to Appalachia after last year's cancellation because of Hurricane Helene. I started my ultra journey 5 years ago and, unfortunately, a pre-existing lower back injury forced me to drop out of the 2020 Yeti at mile 72. I came back and completed three successive 100-milers, including the 2021 Yeti 100 and the 2021 Seven Trails 100. The Yeti and the Yeti Trail Runners community has a special place in my heart. Unfortunately, things did not go according to plan. I will be back again for the Seven Trails on November 15 in Damascus, Virginia. See you then! 0:00 Packet pickup and the most awesome swag 1:15 Dinner with Coach at Sweetbay Brewing Co. 1:34 Yeti 100 course overview 2:11 Race Director Jason Green fires up the runners 3:09 Race start with Coach Christian 3:41 Weather will be a factor with 80 F | 27 C temps 4:42 Endless miles of rolling farmlands and beautiful woods 5:21 The Karst landscapes are stunning 5:33 Trestle #12 across South Holston Lake is 621 ft | 190 m long 6:05 Alvarado train station (site of the old aid station) 6:40 New barn aid station at Alvarado 7:08 10 miles in 2:21 hours with stops 7:38 The infamous Yeti Pepsi machine on Google Maps 8:40 Coming into Damascus crewing area with Coach Christian 9:09 4-mile, out-and-back extension on first loop 9:30 Turnaround outside Damascus 10:03 Positive vibes and amazing volunteers at the Damascus aid station 10:25 Returning over Trestle #12 towards Abingdon 11:05 50K in 7:45 hours and starting to hurt 11:20 Completing first, 36-mile loop at Abingdon aid station 11:48 Coach Christian and an awesome volunteer refueling and rehydrating me 12:07 38+ miles in 10 hours, hurting and slowing down, still on track 13:01 As the sun sets, the wheels come off with my back injury 13:45 Memories of my 2020 Yeti 100 DNF 14:10 Coming full circle - lessons learned and fuel for redemption 16:08 Left it all out there 16:54 Outro Please like, comment and subscribe to our channel. We will upload new content every week. Thank you for your support! #trailrunning #ultrarunning #yeti100 #utmb #ultratraildumontblanc #utmbworldseries #running #ultramarathon #kodiak50k #pacifictrails50k #seventrailsultrafestival