"Be confident in your direction and try to shift perspective that things don't happen TO you, they happen FOR you."
Lucy Bartholomew Q. Thanks for interviewing with us. Tell everyone who you are and what you do. A. My name is Lucy Bartholomew, I am 25 years old from Melbourne, Australia and I am a professional ultra-trail runner who loves being in nature, cooking, connecting with people and smiling. Q. Tell us a little about your journey and how you got to where you are today? A. I ran my first 100km side by
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side with my Dad, he inspired me to try this and I loved it. From there I gained confidence to run alone and started to try and compete. I left high school and travelled to run around the world to try and find what I wanted to “do”. I ended up finding out that running is what I want to do and so it became not just my passion and purpose but my profession. Q. How do you define your purpose in life?
A. I define my purpose in life as; shooting my shot in whatever areas I want to pursue and no matter the outcome sharing the success, the learnings and authentically remaining truthful to how wildlife is. Q. Let’s talk about the movie “Running Out” and the motivation behind the movie? A. during lockdown I dreamt up the project to run 230km
