In response to: For Former Postdoc Kanato Goto, Running Is More Than a Hobby
Current issue
July 2025
On the cover: Wilton Virgo ’00 and his classmates celebrate during the P-rade.
First off, this is incredible. Kudos to you Kanoto! I’ve been running ultras for a little while and can confidently say, from the physical aspect, you’d crush it. The big unknowns for folks switching to the longer distances are how your body and gut handles eating while running for many hours and days and what your mental fortitude is ... also for running many many hours or days (depending on the event).
My recommendation would be go work your way up the distances and see what you enjoy the most (50k, 50-mile, 100k, 100-mile, 200-mile, and beyond). There are many excellent races around the world and if you’re back in the states I recommend the Cocodona 250, which I just completed last month. Very well organized and absolutely beautiful point-to-point route through Arizona. Find me on Strava and let’s go run!