He 's strictly been a supervisor since the introduction of the 100 - mile race five years ago .
Those duties include almost year - round conversations with runners , talking about the extremely long course , the incredibly difficult challenge and the uniquely huge prize purse .
He 's strictly been a supervisor since the introduction of the 100 - mile race five years ago , but those duties include almost year - round conversations with runners , talking about the extremely long course , the incredibly difficult challenge and the uniquely huge prize purse .