How to Run 160 KM: Building Resilience When Things Feel Hard

What does running 160km (100 miles) have to do with open source? Everything. Both demand that you show up consistently, put in the work, and keep moving forward—even when the path feels uncertain and even when people tell you it can't be done. This talk draws on my journey as an ultrarunner, a data-driven ecologist in a field dominated by traditional fieldwork, and a founder of a nonprofit effort that leverages community as both a support system and a powerful force to tackle hard technical problems. I’ll share my journey and what it really takes to build resilience in the face of uncertainty. You'll leave with a simple framework for moving forward when the path is unclear and the world is rapidly changing. You’ll leave with a better understanding of how to find the signal through the noise and how to build toward something bigger than yourself, one step at a time, and why the people around you are your most powerful resource.