Or perhaps consider that maybe there are relatively fewer black runners because most of them have chosen to do football/basketball instead since, oh I don’t know, maybe they might be able to make millions at it? I’m trying to get this job done. Ludvig – do you endorse this piece and the coverage of diverse participants in our little sport? Trail Runner. But I digress. He qualified twice for the Ironman 70.3 World Championships, competing in both the 2013 and 2014 editions. Mixed-race couples are tolerated by some. He says some parts of the historic route were beautiful. A Black-person story. Emphasizes Woltering, “There is so much hate and bad news going around in the world right now. At the beginning of June, people of all ethnicities and races gathered for protests statewide. He ran the 200- and 400-meter track distances in grade school, followed by 400- through 1,600-meter events for Ottawa Township High School. Could it be that the dominant narrative in our pop culture/educational system/media has made it almost impossible to even raise a question like that? Follow Morgan on her website and Instagram account. Earlier this year, he set a record for the fastest-known time on the 1,200-mile Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin. Ever think about running the entire 1,200 miles of the Ice Age Trail? “The Ice Age Trail Alliance is paid for by donations. Leave a comment to share your stories of racing and running with Coree Woltering! She is a recipient of multiple North American Travel Journalists Association awards including two double-award articles—“Wild & Broken: A First SUP Descent of Utah’s Escalante River” and “A Wild Space”—that share her first descent on stand-up paddle board of Utah’s wild Escalante River, a self-supported journey she shared with four friends. Is it white policemen or black gang members? If so, why not? That's the really cool thing about something being three weeks, where you can actually work through something.". (I remember maybe 20ish years back they were in town for the Super Bowl and they were all walking around with these hats that looked like a big piece of cheese?) As columnist Morgan Tilton has detailed regarding her column in the last couple years, iRunFar has long been committed to telling diverse stories on the website. I think you missed the nuances of Ron’s comments. In 2018, Feeding America provided 4.3 billion meals. For one, the self-righteous mindset of the SJW hardly makes good ambassadors of our sport. And you will see us.”. It’s possible, I suppose, that there are some white liberals who only care about painting all whites/conservatives as evil, but again, that’s just like saying all whites/conservatives are racist. I’ll continue to believe that Americans are, at their core, the greatest, kindest, and most generous people in the history of mankind. I am not saying that I don’t see color in people or that I can understand fully the experiences of those who are not of my tribe. I believe that it's really important to have representation," he said. I wrote this news profile. Thank you for showcasing Coree, Tom, and Kevin. 18.1k Followers, 1,135 Following, 1,584 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Coree Woltering (@coreewoltering) I’ve been debating all day about whether to wade into this conversation. Thanks for sharing Coree’s story and doing such a good job with it, Morgan. What are you craving?’ I said, I’d love lasagna and red-velvet cupcakes. And he’s white. Despite having relatively little preparation time, he set off with just a small support team in tow -- including his husband Tom. And like Ron, I am not claiming that we’re living in a post-racial utopia. On June 1, trail runner Coree Woltering laced up at St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin, to run the Ice Age Trail and set a new record. My daughter’s soccer teammates ask me if I’m from China. Coree Woltering en route to setting the Ice Age Trail men’s supported fastest known time. View all posts by Coree Woltering June 1, 2020 Uncategorized. This has not been true in the broad history of American and not in the last twenty years. A new running record is set on the Ice Age Trail On June 22, Coree Woltering finished the trail in 21 days, 13 hours and 35 minutes. This trail is almost 1,200 miles and you just have to break it down into 10-second intervals.". I wanted to be flexible and adaptable. But that could just be the difference in our personal experience, so I don’t think it’d be fruitful to argue the point. I did it to a group of friends through a text first. Let’s do this,” he says. I said Ron was wrong to say that “the overwhelming majority is loving and accepting” and that most of us don’t care about race or sexual orientation. I also applaud Coree for having the courage to create such encounters. higher crime, lower education, lower income)? At the same, I’d be willfully blind to not notice the underrepresentation of BIPOC folks in our sport. Are most Americans hateful and unaccepting? “Coree and his husband, a professional skydiver, live in Ottawa, Illinois (#CornfieldCowboys). “I would totally do it again now to see if can do it faster. “That has been the extremely hard part. The ultrarunner shattered the record for running the 1,147-mile Ice Age Trail in one shot. Woltering says, “To be here seems insane because I honestly didn’t know what ultrarunning was six years ago. Rather I’m hoping to be one little bit in sparking a bigger conversation about the extent to which it may not be enough for us to just accept the current state of cultural inclusion, or the rate at which we profile the non-white athletes in our our sport. It’s not an overstatement to say this sport saved my life. But both Ron and Nick suggested that liberals will be unhappy if there is any good news about white people/conservatives. And why are you suggesting that “hate and divisiveness” is only coming from the left? I invite you to explore our archives for our commitment to covering women’s competitions equally to men’s and to see our in-depth coverage of runners, running groups, and run cultures from around the world. Also during his college years, Woltering was back home for a visit when mutual friends introduced him to his future husband, Tom Aussem, 51, who also grew up in Ottawa. Of course people care, because, as people, they’ve experienced certain things and have learned/heard certain things growing up, and it’s impossible to cognitively or emotionally ignore those things. Finishing at the trail’s eastern terminus in Potawatomi State Park on the night of June 22, Aussem-Woltering … It was his first time flying to a race, and he forgot a pair of racing shorts. Thank you for reading and commenting. One of the reasons it is so hard to determine how many people in the country are racists is the dishonesty about it. Stop invalidating the experiences of BIPOC people or queer people by claiming that we live in a post-racial/post-homophobic world. As the born-and-raised Illinoisan navigated this route in Wisconsin, which creates a winding hook between the state’s west boundary at St. Croix Falls and Potawatomi State Park out on the Door County peninsula of the state’s east side, Woltering’s daily menu included 8,000 calories in gas-station hamburgers and didn’t stop there. On day 10, an ankle injury flared to the size of a baseball. No. And perhaps if we didn’t suggest so, we could have more honest discussions. On June 22, Woltering, a The North Face-sponsored ultrarunner, set a new fastest known time for the Ice Age Trail, finishing it in just 21 days, 13 hours, and 35 minutes. I lived in that environment for many years. For example, literally everyone I know is outraged by what happened to George Floyd, and demands that justice be served to those involved. I do wish I had added a congrats to Coree for his accomplishment, but in no way was I trying to be the center of the issue. I think these positive encounters need to be celebrated because that’s what really matters, that’s what’s going to make our country a better place. I’m also familiar with rural Iowa. Drunk driving, alcoholism, sex trafficking, abortion, homelessness, debt, pornography, prostitution, early sexualization of children, morbid obesity, and on and on and on. Follow along as Coree explores the world, one trail or road at a time. And perhaps there were some who came to understand, empathize with, and enjoy the company of a black, gay man more than before the encounter with Coree (and perhaps vice versa for Coree). After running for 12-20 hours a day, and then only having short periods to sleep, the 3000mg CBD oil was great for getting to sleep quickly. Gay couples are tolerated by some. Should people be judged by their skin color or their sexual orientation? People were doing anything they could to help me succeed. What an amazing guy and runner. There will eventually be a full 1,200 miles. S.K., I am trying very hard not to use any knee-jerk labels or generalizations. So logically speaking, can you blame people who have been victimized by black criminals or watched black gangs terrorize whole sections of cities or or watched misogynistic, thug-life-glorifying rap videos or seen statistics that show the high per capita number of black criminals if they harbor some unspoken and even sometimes reluctant mistrust or fear of blacks they haven’t gotten a chance to know? Everyone was like, ‘Yeah, okay, and…? Yes, there are hospitable, polite folks, but black, brown, and gay people are not thought of as ‘normal folk. But it is not easy. "I figured out that if I still walk for 22 hours a day and sleep for an hour, and do this for the next few weeks, I could still break the record," he said, remembering the bemused look on his crew's face as they scrambled to a chiropractor to help get the run back on track. They are welcoming of strangers and very good at hospitality–probably much better than most urban progressives in big cities and college towns. I have to admit I’m a bit disappointed when Coree does not run in his Speedo though! SUBSCRIBE NOW $3 for 3 months. And if you are a black, brown, or gay liberal, the idea that good news about acceptance would upset you–well, that’s crazy talk. Of course, due to living in homogeneous communities and thus lacking in many cross-cultural experiences, they are bound to have misconceptions. This has always been true of small town America and it’s mostly true in the rest of the rural world as well (change comes slow; outsiders are not always welcome). Do you think we should judge people by their skin color and sexuality? 1st at Superior Spring 50k 2019. However, during a careful analysis of our previous work in covering different groups over the last 1.5 months, we noted a comparable lack of non-competition-based coverage of Black American trail runners and ultrarunners in our published material. Michael, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your perspective and this education with me and us. I had a chance to write about Coree a couple of years ago for UltraRunning magazine. That would be awesome,” he says. He started on the trail’s west side, where the first 400 miles are fairly remote. We will be out there. irunfar or any other website wouldn’t have time to address them all. The Ice Age Trail is more than 1,000 miles long, beginning in St. Croix Falls, and ending at Sturgeon Bay. Thanks for reading and commenting, and I hope you’ve enjoyed Coree’s story. To me, that kind of dismissal smacks of someone who is not really engaging with the issue in good faith. this article is long overdue and it makes obvious that it has been published here because of recent and systematic racism in us. Meet Coree Woltering: On His Ice Age Trail FKT and Diversity. “I had not come out at the point when we met. (photo by Dream Lens Media) Our guest today is definitely one of the most interesting ultrarunners out there, Coree Woltering. He’s an incredibly positive soul. We know. A meal of red velvet cupcakes and lasagna, cooked for him by a supporter, still lives fondly in his memory. I am so glad Coree was treated with kindness and respect while he was running his FKT, but that doesn’t mean racism and bigotry don’t exist, and it’s disturbing that you thanked Ron for his comments. And so the mostly white rural midwesterners need not be singled out as being somehow more racist or mean than the urban black or the progressive elite. All that said, this isn’t a history site, and no one is here for a history or civics lesson. All the profiles are available on the website! They would say they aren’t racist. I respectfully refer you to our archives for significant previous coverage of Black-identifying trail runners and ultrarunners from all over the world, both in and out of competitive situations, including in Ethiopia, Morocco, South Africa, Reunion and Rodrigues Islands, Europe, and the USA. She works with close to 50 publications. Kudos to you for having the courage to write this excellent piece! Also an active adventurer, Aussem has been a professional skydiver for 18 years including tandem jumps and competitive skydiving. This country is full of hate and divisiveness right now, but you know that it’s coming from both sides. The ultrarunner from Ottawa, Illinois, stumbled on the idea of running the trail after all other races were canceled due to COVID-19. Are most Americans hateful and unaccepting?”. Coree Woltering spent most of June running. People saw where I was located, and met us at the next trailhead with food and cupcakes. Coree Woltering. What a great article–I wish I found this sooner. I’m pretty certain that I like small town America more than most well-educated, conservative suburbanites and that I am way more tolerant of so-called rednecks (though I still might be called an elitist). I have no idea what percentage of liberals are happy/unhappy with this article. Born and raised in Ottawa, Illinois, Woltering was always a runner. This is probably a good place to leave things. Yes. This is my big beef with rural America: the proud, vocal racists or anti-gays are few. If you read the comments you’ll see that people are in fact thrilled to read about Coree because he’s black and gay and a great runner. His best as a runner is yet to come. But also, if we’re going up there, we’re going to do it in typical Coree fashion: I’m here. Thanks for the well-thought-out response. Ice Age Trail. But at times, when he stopped off at any public locations, he wore one. Yes, there are hospitable, polite folks, but black, brown, and gay people are not thought of as “normal folk.” I’ve known lots of farmers from Iowa and Missouri, and I’ve never heard any of them say, “I don’t care what race a person is and I certainly don’t care if a person is gay.” They care a lot about that, sometimes to the point of obsession. I agree that it’d be good to have lots more people of all types enjoy distance running. My family went to Greenville College, so I was expected to go there. Joel Patenaude. This is absolutely true. He completed the mammoth task in 21 days, 13 hours, 35 minutes - … All of the positive stories that we have from what happened out there truly make me think we will be okay as a country.”, [Author’s Note: The original phrase “gay marriage” was updated to “his marriage with his husband.” We apologize for using a phrase that inherently reinforces inequality between marriages of various sexual orientations, which was not our intention. “I was born into a family that went to church. “I couldn’t care less about the color of your skin or the preference of your sexuality” is such a loaded sentence, I am really disappointed that you didn’t pick up on how problematic it is. If you donate $10, that is potentially 100 meals. Really have to disagree with your justification of ‘gay marriage’ here. After all, you’re only human and learning from experience is what we as humans do. Yes, your position is clear. I’ve completed three solo ultras and can’t imagine Your persistence in setting a long trail FKT. Despite his obvious talent for long-distance running, Woltering started off more as a sprinter as a child. In 2018, Woltering says he used the Ice Age Trail as training grounds on his way to taking 25th at the Western States 100. Tom is a professional skydiver and the couple’s dog AJ is in the background. He gets frustrated at times with the assumptions that people make based off of their age gap. After they left the farmhouse, many more caloric deliveries were made by fans, which fueled the remaining miles on one of Woltering’s most treasured trails. Coree Woltering set off from the western terminus on June 1 and hopes to complete the 1,200-mile trail in less than 21 days and 18 hours. I live in the rural south. I was like, ‘Here we go!’ And ‘Speedo Man’ was born. 3 talking about this. I know I’m not brave enough to do it, and for that I’ll say “You’re welcome.”. I am asking in good faith. In college, “I would get injured a lot while putting up the mileage that I thought I needed to be a cross-country runner and on the team. I do not believe any kid or person should have to go to bed hungry. :) Thank you for this! Woltering received widespread support when he announced his marriage with his husband, though it hasn’t all been easy. It just isn’t. But by and large, “It’s not everything you see in the mainstream news. Great article! On June 1, he set out on the Ice Age Trail in Wisconsin, and he ran for the next three weeks. John, Thank you so much – this all brings a huge smile to my face! Now, things may have changed since then. Woltering, 30, of Ottawa, Illinois, raised money during his run for the volunteer-maintained Ice Age Trail and Feeding America, which provides more than 4.3 billion meals per year to people in the United States. Remember that in private, middle and wealthy conservatives make fun of rural folks plenty. If your experience in rural America has been different, please share it. At first, Woltering and Aussem dated long distance. I have done well with running and continue to get better. Such a feat of endurance was naturally not without its difficulties, but when things got tough, Woltering went back to basics. Is that wrong? I know plenty of racists and people who think homosexuality is a sin. Can a reasonable person who sees the generational suffering and problems in the black community raise questions like, “Who is actually doing more harm to the black community? It’s the dishonesty that bothers me. The 30-year old has his sights set high, as he attempts to run the entire 1,147-mile trail in just 20 days or less. He “was immediately hooked on the atmosphere of the race, the scenery, the community, and the idea of running 100 miles in the mountains,” says the bio on his sponsor The North Face’s website. Why do you think this is bad? At the same time, it made sense for him during that stage of life. Following in the footsteps of his mom, aunt, and uncle, he attended Illinois’s Greenville College (now called Greenville University), located a few hours south of Ottawa, on an academic scholarship. Setting out to run the fastest known time for Wisconsin’s Ice Age National Scenic Trail was not a deliberate goal for Coree Woltering. Only about 65% of Americans today approve of gay marriage even though it is legal. We absolutely went, and they put five of us up in their house. As the born-and-raised Illinoisan navigated this route in Wisconsin, which creates a winding hook between the state’s west boundary at St. Croix Falls … Someone saying they don’t care about the demographic details of a person is a colloquial way of saying they evaluate others by actions and temperament, which to me sounds quite fair. Regarding the identification of “gay marriage:” that was important to include here to identify to the reader that Coree felt support in his identity of sexual orientation but not necessarily in the age gap within his partnership. Though, for the past ~1.5 years, I’ve covered the monthly column “WeRunFar”with profiles of individuals from all over the world. I can personally speak to my experience during that time – we take a strategic approach to share global representation of diverse runners across age, gender, origin, and ethnicity including BIPOC. I’m also proud that our sport is very open-minded and full of love. They in fact looked to make each of these victims responsible for their own deaths. Now, there are opportunities that come up with shorter notice, so we’ll have someone else there for me as crew,” says Woltering. They are “the lesbians” in this area and their own family makes gay jokes in private. Take care. As a professional coach (he coaches about 15 athletes across the U.S. and Canada) and athlete, Woltering doesn’t currently have a lot of disposable income, but he can use his talents to funnel financial support for good. My thought process as the journalist who spoke with Coree, is that he genuinely wants to share a story thread about how people came together to support him, so I’m going to uplift that story. I could not be more thankful to the people of Wisconsin for what they did. To do it, he had to average more than 55 miles per day, running on a badly swollen ankle at one point. As he moved forward with this huge physical, mental, and logistical undertaking, he didn’t have enough mental space to fully reflect on the elevating unrest countrywide. It’s a person-of-color story. I had one of the best lasagnas I’ve ever had,” says Woltering. I also agree that racism and homophobia are not the greatest sins in America. Coree, Fantastic and inspiring work on Your FKT. If this is all coming from social media, then I wouldn’t trust it. Staying focused on the task ahead did become difficult with so much swirling around him but he felt it was the right thing to do. By the way, that’s true of any and every culture and sub-culture; and that’s true regarding every other issue (e.g. That agenda is absolutely coming from the left, and that’s what I meant when I said those with that agenda would not be happy to see this article. Starting on June 1, it took Woltering 21 days, 13 hours, 35 minutes to run the 1,147 miles -- smashing the previous record by some five hours. religion, class, education, vocation, etc.) View all posts by Morgan Tilton. "But when you're doing something of this magnitude, you're just using whatever you can to keep going.". Just a couple of thoughts before I get to your reply to my comment. Not even a month later, the rest of the world met Woltering up close after Amazon released Eco-Challenge Fiji, where he raced with Team Onyx — the first all-Black team in expedition racing. ‘Hey, Black people, gay people, the LGBTQ community—we all love the outdoors. Coree Aussem-Woltering ran the entirety of the 1,147-mile Ice Age Trail, setting a new known record time. I know people (and you probably do as well) who circulated racist memes about President Obama or Michele Obama. I have lived in the Chicago suburbs and in urban Chicago and I prefer country life. He is a very accomplished sky diver, and he’s done great things. Perhaps you meant only those social issues that you think is important and that you’re convinced you’re on the right side on. There will be many who will be livid if they read this, as it will disrupt their narrative that this country is nothing but a bunch of white-privileged bigots. People of color in the United States always have tolerated racism and will for a long time to come. What? I simply am tired of society pushing a debate to the point of widespread and random violence, when it doesn’t really have much opposition. But how many of those parents and grandparents would admit to being racist? So using that example really doesn’t allow you to make your point. Racism and racists certainly exist here—though having lived/traveled outside of the US for more than half my life, I can say that there’s far less of it here than in most of the world—but I think it’s an unfair stretch to go from the actions of a few bad policemen to say that the entire structure of America is racist. Things like that get you ready for what you're going to be facing.". “I trained for some of my best races, like the Western States 100, on the Ice Age Trail. However, his FKT wasn’t intentionally planned to take place during the protests and riots—the movement to speak out against systemic racism against Black Americans escalated fast. Road, track, and ultra runner, USATF Certified Coach Personal Bests. Whether it's for a short morning walk or a multi-month thru-hike, join the Trail family! He also chipped off the men’s previous supported record, by close to 17 hours, which was formerly set by Jason Dorgan. Maybe you’re a lot younger than I am Ron, but most conservatives thirty years ago did not want gays in the military and would be quite honest and say that they did not want them in their locker rooms (or social clubs or golf clubs). I lived in that environment for many years. And as I’ve said before, I don’t think it’s useful to point to our different experiences to make any claims about what most Americans are like. Then, he called me on the way and said, ‘I’m flying into Minneapolis, Minnesota, and they are closing down certain streets [for the protests]. I want there to be someone who looks like me on a poster that others can look up to. “I continued to train on a lot of the southern sections of the trail. Photo: @clubdecorredoresok on Instagram. Coree Woltering completed the near 1,200 miles in record time. “It was absolutely comfortable and totally fine. 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