tried to order breakfast at 10:31 but missed the cut off by a minute but I’m making the best of it

I have completed the @davidgoggins challenge 4x4x48 4 Miles 🏃‍♂️ Every 4 Hours ⏰ For 48 hours 🗓 The challenge actually started for me in 2016 when I ran a single mile at 235 pounds and will continue to the @Ironmantri 70.3 in Atlantic City on 9/12 and beyond!

Load management is very important to being able to stay healthy. I’ve certainly learned this the hard way, probably the only way to really understand it. I like your multifaceted analogy. I think a lot of people don’t take “life happens” into account. Added family, personal, or work stress adds load we don’t always account for. Part of my weekly planning now accounts for life stress. I think it’s really helped me avoid injuries this season. Sometimes you know you aren’t going to be sleeping well, recovery is going to be low, cortisol high. Another version of me would have just pushed through all of that. Now I come out of those situations actually feeling pretty good to get back to normal load.

I’m convinced that the ability to remain unshaken by the minor inconveniences of life puts you ahead of 95% of people. Emotional control is the ultimate power. Few have it. Not every collision or slight deserves your energy. You can just let them float by.

At the start of 2019, I would've said running a 13.1-mile half marathon was beyond my capabilities, let alone the idea of completing one later the same year. Yet in October 2019 I achieved the improbable. I completed my first-ever half marathon in Atlantic City, NJ, marking the longest run of my life. In the years preceding 2019, I was a passionate walker but remained shackled by the belief that I couldn't run longer distances. On a business trip that January, to maintain my daily step streak of 10,000+, I found myself on a treadmill, embarking on my first jog in years. To my surprise, the experience was more effortless than I remembered. Only then did I truly understand how weight loss and fitness profoundly affect one's running capabilities. That spring, while visiting family and lacking gym access, I opted for an outdoor jog. Running shirtless by the ocean under a radiant sun, I discovered a newfound love for the sport. David Goggins' book, "Can’t Hurt Me," which I read around that time, instilled in me the idea that I was not harnessing my full potential. This realization spurred me to enroll in my inaugural race, an Olympic distance triathlon. Fueled by newfound confidence, I finished the race, including its 5-mile run segment. This achievement dismantled my self-imposed limitations. If I could endure a 2.5-hour athletic event and still muster the energy for a 5-mile run, I surely could push beyond that distance. Motivated, I registered for a half marathon. I began a regimen of running 2-3 times weekly, culminating each week with an extended Sunday run. I progressively increased the distance, starting from 6 miles, moving to 7, then 8. As the weeks unfolded, my reservations dissipated, replaced by a growing conviction that I could conquer the 13.1 miles on race day. Two weeks before the event I peaked at 11.5 miles in my training, and then race day arrived. I set out with the simple ambition of completing the longest run of my life in under 2 hours. I achieved this, with an official time of 1:54:21. The completion of that half marathon redefined my perceptions. I realized that if I could conquer such challenges, I was capable of unparalleled feats in all spheres of life. Embracing this ethos, the subsequent years saw me complete a full 26.2-mile marathon in 2020, a 70.3-mile half-Ironman triathlon in 2021, and a full Ironman in 2022, which included another marathon. In 2023, I've already tackled one marathon and have another planned for October. This transformative journey transcended sports, positively influencing my career, relationships, relocation endeavors and entrepreneurial pursuits. While running a half marathon may now be routine for me, the profound impact of my first remains undiminished. If you doubt your potential to run a half marathon, evaluate your physical abilities. With proper conditioning and perhaps some weight loss, it might be a more achievable target than you anticipate. I urge you to embrace the challenge. The journey will invariably mold you for the better.