Hi my name is Sawyer Foss, I am a college student at the International College of Liberal Arts in Kofu, Japan and I have fallen in love with running in the past few years.

I have had the idea now for a while that I wanted to do an ultramarathon. While the option is always there for a race that is already made, I wanted to create my own. For this reason I am attempting a 79 mile (127km) ultramarathon on November 15th where I will run from my school to Shinjuku station in Tokyo in one day.

As I reached the end of my last training block for my half marathon I was losing motivation a little bit because I didn't have a big goal set for myself in my mind. This goal though has always been in the back of my mind and what better way to push myself when times get tough than supporting a good cause.

The Bold Challenge is a way that I can hold myself accountable and keep in mind something bigger than myself as I attempt my run. 

In preparation for my run, I finished a 50km ultramarathon in June this year! If you would like to watch a video I made about that experience please click the youtube link below

My goal is to raise $2000 and every dollar goes towards Bolder Options. Thank you for your support!