 Hello there. Before I get too far into this edit, let's talk about what Burning Man is. There's a lot of crazy stuff that happens at Burning Man during this week-long celebration. What is Burning Man? Well, it's kind of hard to explain. I've been there six times and I still have trouble telling people what it's all about, but here goes. Burning Man takes place about three hours outside of Reno, Nevada on an ancient lake bed called the Black Rock Desert. It is completely flat, which makes for the perfect place to set up huge art installations. More than 70,000 people come together to create a week-long community which works on a gifting economy. And what does that mean? You don't pay for things like a traditional festival. The idea is that everyone brings a gift to share and that can be anything from setting up a grilled cheese stand to a hair washing station. There's tons of raging dance floors, a hug deli where you can order all sorts of different kinds of hugs. This is one of my favorite little installations. And yes, even an ultramarathon. The idea is that everyone participates in creating their dream community and you can give anything you think will be of benefit. And this is one of the most beautiful aspects of Burning Man. Burning Man for me has become a really special week every year. It's not just about going and having a raging party. There's a lot more to it. I usually feel recharged after I come back from Burning Man. I feel like my faith in humanity has been restored. I absolutely love it. I could talk all day about Burning Man, but let's get into the race. The Burning Man Ultra is a 50K. That means 31 miles. And it's the brainchild of Sherry Yannick. She is a 12 year burner. She's an ultra runner. And she decided that her gift to the Burning Man community would be a full on ultra race. Hi, Yannick. What's up, man? Good to see you. The race is now in its 10th year, which is incredible. And just like any race in the default world, we get cool t-shirts. We have numbers. We even have chip timing, finishers, metals, all sorts of swag. Sherry and her campmates at Pink Lightning have really created a wonderful community. And this race is the reason why I love Burning Man so much. There's so many other great things about Burning Man, but this is my absolute favorite day on the Playa. Now let's get to it. What do you say? Biddo-do, biddo-do. I'm not ready. I'm not ready. Hi, Piper. Wait, wait, wait a second. Yeah. Each lap is seven miles. This first lap is totally in the dark. People are still parting, yes. It's Burning Man. They party all night long, party all day really. Why do you love running at Burning Man? Yeah, it's so much people doing crazy things and why not do one other crazier thing, just out-crazy them a little bit. What about you, bud? I'll do it because of you, man. You're doing it because of me? Who are you? No. There must be a bigger reason. I stopped running eight years ago. And I was like, I got to come back sometime, somewhere. And it's your stories, man. It's this, this, this is where I want to come back. Yeah, buddy. It feels really good to be back this year. I missed it last year after doing it five years in a row. And it was painful. I missed my people. I missed the desert. But I'm back. And everything feels right in the world. What's up, what's up, high five? I liked it for this race. All bets are off. It's not competitive. You can run naked. You can run in a taco costume. It's a gateway ultra, which means for me, it's one of the runs that gets people into this. It inspires their imagination. First time they've ever come and do an ultra here. It's awesome. Good to see you. I was just talking about how supportive people are. Look at K. He's carrying me. That's right, it's perfect. I'm cheating. That's my name. I'm cheating. So I've heard about this new thing called the martini mile. Look at this impressive spread. This is for lap two, huh? It's for every lap. It's for every lap. Wow, what inspired you to do this? I love martinis. And he loves running. And I love running. So it's a combination made in heaven. Look at that. How many people take advantage of this? A lot more than you would think. Man, this is a special place to be right now. I'm very happy about my life decisions that brought me to this moment right now. Oh yeah, 747. I'm running under a 747 in the desert. We're coming back into the city. It's getting loud. Good morning. Do you see the color of this sunrise behind me? In Colorado, we call that a Bronco sunrise. Good morning. Good morning. I know these ramps are for bikes, but I want to run it. I'm going totally the wrong way. That's OK. Little detour is good. Look at those colors in the sky. All right, lap number one is done. Lap number one. What have we got here at the old age station? Oh, these pop tarts? Yeah. Yeah, what's up, buddy? Yo, yo, yo. Lap one done. Took that one real chill. Good morning, good morning. Good morning. I love seeing love. People holding hands on bikes. My favorite. That's my favorite bike trick in the world. That's my first kiss at the Burning Man Ultra. It was a good, wet, sloppy one, too. This is the deepest, outermostest corner of Deep Playa, the age station we all love. Morning Cheetos. It's very important to eat salt in the desert. This is really hard to eat. It's so dry. On my teeth, all yellow. All right, little spritz. Oh, all fresh. Thank you. Those Cheetos were a bad idea. They're all stuck to my teeth. Maybe they'll stick with me. It'll slowly release nutrients that I need along my shadow. This is going to be a tough one. I just take a little piece of that. It's hard to run with hot dog in your mouth. I freaking love this airplane. I mean, that's incredible. They brought a 747 to the Playa. It's amazing what humans can do. All right, here's something you don't see every day in a dozer video. Bye. This is Ryan's backside. That's right, baby. Look at that, right there. I gave my pond to my camera off. See you later. See you. All right, I'm hijacking this video for the rest of the session. But Ryan's just going to run off in the distance. Whoa, 360s and fake corners. Starting lap three now, about 14 miles in. Body feels good. Knee hurts. And I don't know why my knee hurts, but it just hurts. Sometimes things hurt when you run. And you just keep going through the pain and hope that it doesn't get too bad. One of the things I like most about this race are that you get a mix of intense excitement and people and cheering and high fives. And then you also get total serenity, peace, quiet, and just beauty, natural beauty. You're doing great. You're doing great. You're doing great. I love you. No, I love you. You're doing great. You're doing great. Keep it up, guys. Keep it up. Look at those bubbles. It's magical. Yes, it is. Oh, my gosh. Look at these bubbles. These are power bubbles. Oh, these are awesome. Bubbles, energy bubbles. You guys are great. High five, seriously. What's that in there? Oh, I'm a vegetarian, but I appreciate it. The bubbles are vegetarian, though, right? That's right. Yeah, good. All right, thanks, guys. My shadow's beating your shadow. What do you have over here? Pancakes. Oh, yeah, was it chocolate chips? God, you're so fit. You're a pancake. Thank you. That was a perfectly timed pancake. You know, I've been doing this race now for six years. And the first time, the only aid station was the aid station provided by Pink Lightning at an outer playa. Now, I think so many people have seen us run around so many times. They're like, I want to help. So there's all these cool pop-up aid stations, and it's making it a lot more fun. It is a great day to be alive here. It's a great day to be on planet Earth. It's a great day to be running. It's a great day to be hanging out with Carrie. I only see him once a year. It's a great day all around. Why do you come out here? Because you guys have hot bodies. I want to see the hot bodies in the morning. Oh, I'm doing some yoga. You're the best. Hey, I'll be here all morning. I've got a special treat for you this morning. Wow. It is clubbing. You peek through. Look at that. There's a dance club in there. Really? There's a double decker. You could sit in the cockpit. Wow, look at the view from up here. You're doing great. Good job. My friends, Dominic and Nadia. Yay. Dom is wearing his finest running outfit today. What do you call this? This, I call this running smart casual. I actually have a more classy outfit, but I thought I would tone it down a little bit today. Oh, you want to dance, don't you? Oh, yeah. Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom. I'm feeling very special that today I have so many friends joining me. We've got Dominic, we've got Ned, we have Annika. Nadia was with us, but she can't hang with the pace. Come on, Nadia. Come on. Hey, what's up, buddy? Good job, good job, where'd it go? So, Ryan, I came out wearing this outfit, especially for you to essentially hang onto my coattails. Get it? Come back. Come back. Mush, mush, on daughter, on dancer, on prancer. Woo! Ha! Here we go. This is the last time I'm going to see you. I am not taking Cheetos this time. No Cheetos. All right, let's do this. Coattails activated. Yeah, buddy. What do we have here? Yeah, massage, yeah. Oh, yeah, massage my butt. Oh, Lord, that feels good. Oh, my gosh. Oh, look at this. She's blowing me. Thank you. That was full on Daytona pit stop style. I think we have a medical update from Dom. Dom, how you doing? Nipple chafage. Uh-oh. Activated. He's got nipple chafage. Where's the duct tape? Take them off, baby. Go free. All right, all right, all right. All we need to do is out and back. You inspired me to run this shoot. You're from the YouTube channel as the shit. Thank you, I appreciate it. I was like, oh, my God, I hope I see that guy. Here I am. Oh, my God. Where's the choo-choo, man? Well, I went for Santa Claus. Yeah, where's the choo-choo, Ryan? Where's the choo-choo? These last three miles hurt really bad. I'm glad Dom's here, because he looks very spunky. But I had to do this for another year, at least. I'm pretty sure I saw you video. Oh, yeah, thanks, man. We're getting close. Thank you. I'm 1.5 miles to go. Can we do it? I think so. Nipples are recovering as we speak. Good job, good job. All right, guys, we're in the pain cave together. Embrace the pain. It hurts so good. Thank you, Dom. That was awesome. Oh, thank you, my friend. Congratulations. Well, watch our videos. That's why I did less on time. That hurt, that hurt. That's wonderful. Oh, thank you. That was hard. I couldn't have pushed much harder than that. I may have had a cheeky vomit, which is not OK on the player. No, no, you can't throw up on the player. Thank you for being there for me, brother. Thanks for running. Thanks for getting me out of bed. You know, the pain fairly quickly goes away after you hit the finish line. And then you get to hang out with all your buddies, cheer people on. And this race just makes me so happy. Makes me so happy. I love this race.