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Andrew ‘Andy’ Glaze is arguably the best known ultramarathon ambassador of the sport. There are more famous individuals, like David Goggins, who pop in for big races but Goggins is a former Navy SEAL and motivational speaker, whereas with Glaze he’s built an enormous following on social media pounding the proverbial pavement with clips of his 100, 200, and 240 mile races.
For the uninitiated, the Moab 240 is the third leg of the 200-Mile Ultramarathon ‘Triple Crown.’ It is the longest of the three legs too. The ‘Triple Crown of 200s’ starts with the Tahoe 200 Endurance Run Race at 200.2 miles. Next up is the Bigfoot 200 Endurance Run at 207.9 miles with 45,563’ of elevation gain. Then comes the Moab 240.
Andy Glaze Takes Us Through 240 Miles Of The Moab 240
This was Andy Glaze‘s third time running the Moab 240. In his previous two attempts, in 2023 and 2024, Andy didn’t finish for various reasons and went home with a ‘DNF’ looming over him. This became the 800 pound gorilla in the room and the race he simply had to finish.
I loved this clip Andrew posted right before the start of the Moab 240 with Eli Wehbe who he calls out for being “fashionably late” only for Eli to spit back “let’s just make sure you finish the race this year.” And he did!
Now a week after the Moab 240, Andy Glaze posted this recap video showing everything from the start of the race where he was all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed to his slow descent into hallucinating tiny troll dolls on the race course in the rocks and speaking to himself because his body had been pushed to the brink of collapse. Here’s the YouTube version and a link to the TikTok video for anyone that prefers that over YouTube.
In the video’s description, Andy Glaze says he “lost 13 pounds and my mind” while running the Moab 240. After watching that video we can all concur.
Truly, the shift in mood over the course of the video really illustrates how much of a physical toll the Moab 240 takes on everyone involved. He is so amped up in the first clip saying “1 mile in, 239 miles to go” and if you scroll ahead just a few minutes in the video he’s got a dead stare into the abyss.
I’m also curious about the loss of 13 pounds. Presumably, that was a decent amount of water weight but he’s hydrating throughout so there is some measure of fat loss and muscle deterioration. If I had to guess, fat loss would be minimal because ultra runners don’t have a ton of fat to begin with. Muscle deterioration over 240 miles would be huge. No matter how many carbs he loaded up on before/during the course it wouldn’t be enough to prevent some amount of muscle loss.
So what do you guys think, what % of the weight loss was water, fat, and muscle? If I had to take a blind guess I’d say 60% water, 35% muscle, and 5% fat. Let me know what you think in the Facebook comments!
And for more on the Moab 240, results from the race (Kilian Korth won it all!!), and how David Goggins fared, you can check out more here on BroBible by following that link.
Lastly, for those with a strong stomach. Here is what someone’s feet look like after running 240 miles through wet and muddy conditions in the desert.