There’s a poster hung up on the wall right next to my computer monitor. It has a Vince Lombardi quote- “Winning is a habit. Unfortunately, so is losing!” Walt Disney also said “the difference in winning and losing is most often… not quitting.” Thinking back on my races, I realize that I have developed the […]
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Hello friends, Recently I’ve had many people interested in my stories of ultramarathons and how I prepared for them. One of the main questions people have asked me is, ”how should I train for one?” Many people have had more running experience than me, or have been running marathons for years, but still can’t picture […]
I recently took some time off from the gym (a little too much time). This week I made my triumphant return to the weight room. Since it’s been a while, I knew that I could expect two things: 1. That I wasn’t going to be as strong as I used to be 2. I was […]
Yesterday I posted about how I work well under pressure, that I procrastinate on homework assignments and I still do good anyway. That makes it seem like everything comes easy for me and I don’t have to work too hard to achieve my goals. Nothing could be further from the truth. Anything that I […]
I have 5 more weeks until I do my third Tough Mudder. This is the part where I start to get nervous. I haven’t been training like I should, I haven’t been eating like I should, I’m nowhere near where I thought I would be by now. Time to quit messing around. My cardio […]
(Updated 2/9/2015) Back in 2011, I signed up for my first Tough Mudder, which is a 12+ mile obstacle course race. This race was held on a ski slope in Big Bear, California. We had assembled a team of 7 people, including my brothers, and some of their friends. I was training really hard for […]