the kind of trips he does. He does what he does because he loves it. It is a personal challenge for him and he has to succeed at it. He trains for it and prepares for it and has back up plans.”
Martin is the type of person who isn’t easily persuaded to give up on his expectations for life.
“He is like everybody and has big dreams and he goes after them,” Justin said. “He doesn’t give up either. He keeps doing it.”
Murray gets asked a lot what goes through his mind during the big expeditions. He doesn’t have time to reflect on life like many think he
does. He puts all his focus on his routine and
staying true to his plan.
“These trips are serious work,” he said.
“Anything can happen out there. I
focus on keeping the right pace and
going in the right direction. There
isn’t much thinking for me. When
the day is done, I eat, relax and
go to sleep - it’s not hard to do.
It’s all about walking and
recuperating. When the trip is
over, that is the best moment
because there is a sense of
accomplishment and that is
a good reward.”
Murray doesn’t see himself
as anyone special. He sees
himself as person who made
a change in his life and ran
with it and not from it. It
organically grew from there.
“I think everyone has the spirit
of adventure in them,” he
said. “I have people come
up to me and ask about
my adventures and how
they are moved by them.
It’s nice to know. When I took
control of my life and quit smoking,
it came back into me and the natural
thing to do was go outdoors. I’ve come
a long way and had some ups and downs.
My life has changed for the better.”