Culture and Ultra Running with Brandon Dugi

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🗓️ 14 February 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Brandon Dugi is a competitive ultra runner who grew up in LeChee, Arizona, a small community in the Navajo nation. He runs several miles a day and competes in ultra races around the southwest. By becoming part of this larger running community, Brandon has made meaningful connections with other athletes and brands with the goal to celebrate and share the story of his Diné roots.

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0:00.0	You can run competitively and try to beat someone and try to win a race, but there's
0:07.3	more to that than just trying to be the fastest person ever.
0:10.7	And to me, I feel like that's where it really hits people, that, okay, this running thing
0:15.7	is not just about competing, it's more about finding who you are and what it will do to
0:21.0	you and what it can do to you.
0:26.1	Brandon Dugai is a competitive ultra runner who grew up in Leechi, Arizona, a small community
0:32.5	and the Navajo Nation.
0:34.6	He runs several miles a day and competes in ultra races around the Southwest.
0:40.6	By becoming part of this larger running community, Brandon has made meaningful connections with
0:45.8	other athletes and brands.
0:48.2	Last year, Hoka released a video featuring Brandon where he talks about his relationship
0:52.7	with running and how it ties back to his DNA roots.
0:56.9	Brandon also spends his time shooting photos of the stunning desert landscape, raising money
1:02.7	for clean water in his community and coaching his local cross-country team.
1:07.6	He even did this interview at the high school where he mentors young runners.
1:11.9	I'm Shelby Stanger and this is Wild Ideas Worth Living, an R.I. co-op studios production.
1:22.7	Brandon Dugai, welcome to Wild Ideas Worth Living.
1:28.5	Yeah, thanks for having me.
1:30.0	I'm excited.
1:31.0	We're excited to have you on.
1:33.1	Where are you right now?
1:35.4	Right now I'm in Page Arizona at the Page High School.
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