The story of Resolute Running doesn't just come from a love for running, it comes from a need for running, and a story that I'm sure many can relate to. As a university student in my early twenties, I was off the rails with partying and late nights. Eventually, this lifestyle had a negative impact on my mental health, where I began to have frequent panic attacks to a point where I could barely leave my home.

To improve my situation, I started running. It was the only way I could get out of the front door with real purpose, seeing as I worked from home too. There was a park just a few streets away from my house, which was an exact 1km loop. I began my journey of facing what had become agoraphobia by running this loop again and again.

So, as my love for running developed and I started to run longer distances, and in turn began to look at what events were in my local area. I saw that many ultra-distance events took runners along picturesque routes through national parks which looked amazing to me, but as a person still dealing with the agoraphobia, these races that would have put me so far out of my comfort zone seemed impossible.

It got me thinking, how can I run an ultra-distance event, without having to drive out to the middle of nowhere and run in completely unfamiliar surroundings. I thought back to the beginning of my running journey, and thought of course, a loop. This lead to the idea of The Ultra Loop, our first event series that is currently set to take place for the first time in 2023.