Paramedic Questions Whether Ultra Running is Masking Addiction Rather Than Healing Trauma

What was said

"Are you using it to run towards something, or are you using it to run away from something? Like, all these pursuits can be distractions from some other discomfort. It can be an effective way to, like, mask whatever other discomfort you really don't want to deal with. Or it can be a way of confronting that so that you can heal it and become more whole."

During a candid exchange with host Rich Roll, Andy Glaze acknowledged the complex relationship between his recovery from substance abuse and his extreme ultra-running career, including a 320-week streak of running 100 miles per week. He admitted that while he has an obsessive-compulsive relationship with anything he does, he questions whether his running satisfies addictive cravings or genuinely promotes healing, concluding that it has primarily been masking PTSD symptoms rather than addressing root trauma.