Running Through It

Kyle Long

After years of unresolved trauma and silent suffering, Kyle Long finds clarity not through therapy, but on a trail—specifically, 100 grueling miles through the mountains of Washington State. What begins as a race report from the Teanaway 100 becomes something else entirely: an unfiltered reflection on C‑PTSD, isolation, emotional paralysis, and the quiet, brutal honesty of running through it.

Through hornet stings, stomach failure, and sheer fatigue, Kyle confronts the physical and emotional walls he’s spent years building. But this isn’t a redemption arc—it’s a sober, patient account of what it looks like to begin again. From twitching episodes to therapy, sobriety, and love, the transformation here is hard-earned and never dramatized. The work doesn’t end at the finish line—it starts after.

For anyone who has ever used movement as a mirror, or wondered what the body knows that the mind refuses to say—this is required reading.

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Kyle Long is an ultra runner and sports performance/run coach.