The King of Moab: Ultrarunner Max Jolliffe On Winning Moab 240, Recovery From Heroin Addiction & Why Suffering Is His Greatest Teacher

0:02I've been sober for 12 years.

0:03It's a big part of who I am.

0:05I just come from like a really long line of alcoholics and drug addicts.

0:10People ask me what is my heritage, and it's like alcoholism.

0:12Max Joliff, the king of Moab.

0:16The Moab 240 is a 240-mile race through the desert of Utah.

0:21You have climbing, you have descending, you have dirt, dust, sand.

0:26Moab 240's got everything.

0:28For you to win Moab after only a few years of running is still unique in this space.

0:34If you make the conscious decision that this is something I want to do or go after and achieve, and you do put in the work, anything is possible.

0:42You come into this recovery community and you're introduced to all of these tools for life that are obviously going to make your life better, but how have they made you like a better runner?

0:53That's a great question.

0:57Super nice to meet you.

0:59It's been so fun following your journey over the past couple of years, and I'm just delighted to talk to you.