Ultra: Top Model to Top Ultra Runner

Michele Graglia left Italy for Miami in 2007 to expand the family business. Caught in a thunderstorm he ducked into a Johnny Rockets got scouted by a renowned agent and walked out a professional model. An elite modeling career brought expensive cars penthouses parties and celebrities but his accidental American Dream was never his own.Feeling the emptiness of a shallow dark lifestyle Michele set out for adventure and fulfillment finding it in the unlikeliest place-a book about ultramarathon running.Within a few short years his passion and dedication for ultrarunning placed him among the top endurance athletes in the world. Running hundreds of miles in the extremes of the frozen Yukon and the scorching heat of Death Valley he pushed his body and mind beyond every limit imaginable.Ultra is not about winning. Its not about running. Its a means to return to Nature and a journey to find your purpose giving your all on the quest for your best self.