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A couple off days ago I ran into some pages while surfing around. I don’t know how but suddenly my mind was set on participating in The North Face Ultra-Trail du Mont-Blanc<\/a>. Call it crazy (like I do) but the more I think about it, the more it feels right.<\/p>\n

I decided that I would document and collect my progress from sitting in the couch to reaching my goal (hopefully) by creating this blog.<\/p>\n

Hope you will join me.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"