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What do You Have to Lose?
Seriously, think about it. I’ve discussed in the past my long-standing fear of failure. This was something that debilitated me for years, causing shortcoming after shortcoming – specifically in the world of sports. The pressing thought of a possible crash and burn produced a level of self-induced fear that was simply too much to overcome.…
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Get Your Garage in Order
Start Organizing Your Life David Goggins is a retired United States Navy SEAL – serving as the 36th African American to join the Navy SEALs. At the current moment, David wears many different hats: ultra-endurance athlete, public speaker, and author of two memoirs – to name a few. His first book, “Can’t Hurt Me: Master…
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Shut Your Ego Down
Do it. Before its too Late. Photo by harutmovsisyan, Pixabay It’s been said that self-absorption can and will ruin the very thing that it celebrates. This of course means that your ego, or inflated sense of superiority, can quickly become the antecedent of disaster. As author Ryan Holiday so simply yet brilliantly titled his New…
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There is Always More to Give
I’ve written many times on the topic of perseverance. The ability to overcome and to surpass preconceived mental and physical barriers. This very premise is what has drawn me to endurance sports, and shifted my way of living in an extremely powerful way. The human body is weird. It’s complex and hard to fully comprehend. …
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Well, That Didn’t Go As Planned
Part 3 I exited Badger Creek State Park, in the dark of the night, short of the 100 miles I had set out to cover. I was disappointed, frustrated and confused. After months of diligent preparation, I’d never imagined this outcome. I’d never imagined walking away empty handed. I’d let myself down. I’d come up…
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Well, That Didn’t Go As Planned
Part 2 “I’ve never felt this way before.” A statement that I muttered – either aloud or within my own mind – more times than I’m proud of. After all, isn’t that what draws me to the world of ultra running? The unknown? The necessity behind finding new ways out of the deep waters that…
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Well, That Didn’t Go As Planned
Part 1 Previously – just last week in fact – I mentioned through this very blog that I was nearing my first attempt at running 100 miles. An event that I had spent the better part of a year training for – meticulously gearing up for. Throughout the preparation involved in such an undertaking, a…
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You’re Nervous? Good.
Why nerves aren’t always a bad thing As I type these words, I am currently less than 48 hours away from the most challenging task I’ve taken on to date. In just two short days, I’ll be taking on my first 100 mile foot race. That’s a long way to run, yeah? A ton of…
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The First Day of School
We all remember at least one, don’t we? Whether it be your very first day of Kindergarten – and all of the unknowns that accompanied it. Or, the last “first day” of school that you ever experienced. I can recall (at least) a few. Some were great, carrying with them memories that we hold tight…
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Training to Run 100 Miles
What I’ve learned in the process I love to run. Specifically, I love to run for outlandish periods of time – for hours on end – which, I fully understand, may sound foolish at best. Nevertheless, it’s rather quickly become a very important piece of my life. On second thought, “pure obsession” is likely the…
Forged in Fire 