Arizona Monster 300 - Harnessing the Power of Community, Adventure and Storytelling
Join AS patient and advocate Helgi Olafson as he tackles his 15th sanctioned +200 mile ultramarathon. Donations support the production of the Sonoran Odyssey Documentary and raise awareness of ankylosing spondylitis. SAA receives 25% of all donations.
"Through social media outreach, articles, and many personal meet and greets at race expos and hospitals over the years, I have a captive audience of people cheering for me, the guy who is holding their torch. I'm the person that runs for them because they can't. Or maybe they can, but they are taking it slow and listening to their body, which is exactly what I preach. The Arizona Monster 300 is the project that I am most looking forward to, as I think it will be able to be turned into an amazing film that brings one into my headspace during such an epic, challenging adventure while simultaneously giving arthritis patients, ultra runners and fellow yacht crew, the opportunity to get involved."
I am setting my sights on my 15th +200 finish, which will be at Destination Trail’s new 304-mile point-to-point endurance run called the Arizona Monster 300, next April 4th thru 11th. The course traverses a large portion of the Sonoran Desert. The race starts in Patagonia, near the Arizona-Mexico border and all the way up to Superior, just east of Phoenix.
Making a difference for causes close to the hearts of their champions through endurance
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Helgi Olafson, endurance athlete and ultra runner, discusses his latest project including the Arizona Monster 300 Endurance Run and a film documenting his 7-day journey while increasing awareness about ankylosing spondylitis.
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