This article is a snippet of how ultramarathons and life relate to each other and make us become better people. A way to train for life and make mental bank deposits. Yeah, ultra marathons are cool, running distances we never thought possible Doing things we never thought possible And most of us don’t train to … Continue reading 899. Ultramarathons: Training for life & mental bank deposits
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896. Do you have what it takes to run an ultramarathon?
Why not set the goal and try it? It doesn’t have to be right away… I started out in 2019 by running a marathon. I trained for 11 months. The next year was double the marathon, 50 miles. Then the year after? 100 miles. And the year after that? 200 miles. The reason I tell … Continue reading 896. Do you have what it takes to run an ultramarathon?
894. Hyner 50k race report
Hyner 50k race report Would I recommend this course? IT WAS A BLAST. And a real trail race. I say real because I never ran a trail race like this - super technical and 6,000 feet of gain? If that sounds like it’s up your alley, then go for it!!! I’d sure as hell do … Continue reading 894. Hyner 50k race report
891. Fall down 7 get up 8
Life knocks us down We trip over the sidewalk Or our bike pedal hits the ground We get rejected for that job or that person Get in an accident Lose a loved one Or lose the house Our pets eventually die Friends come and go We get sick or some terminal illness Miss the test … Continue reading 891. Fall down 7 get up 8
890. What’s the one affirmation that we can write down everyday that will sum up our being?
I give my best, all the time, with a positive attitude I’ve been writing this affirmation down for maybe 5 years now - and it feels like it’s starting to seep itself into my being Affirmations really are a tool to turn us into the person we’d want to become It just doesn’t happen fast … Continue reading 890. What’s the one affirmation that we can write down everyday that will sum up our being?
889. Putting in the work
Everybody wanna be rich No one wants to put in the work Everyone wants to be healthy No one wants to put in the work Everyone wants to be successful No one wants to put in the work We can’t get around putting in the work. Either we do or we don’t Most of the … Continue reading 889. Putting in the work
888. This ain’t it
What ain’t it? This. Well this, you picked this, whether you realized it or not. Maybe it’s not what you want Complaining ain’t gonna change it We think if we can let it out that somehow it will relief us, But it doesn’t. Because we need to do something about it And let time play … Continue reading 888. This ain’t it
887. Knowing the reason
How many times do we balk when we hear something? Why would they do that? Most of the time there’s a reason for it… And we don’t always have to agree with the reason someone did something Shit; we don’t even have to know the reason someone did something - why does it matter? Of … Continue reading 887. Knowing the reason
886. Protection bubble
Negative influences are always going to be there Junk food, complaining, gossiping, sarcasm, whatever. How susceptible are we to those negative influences though? Is it something we’re caving into all the time? Once in a while? Never? Work on that protection bubble. A bubble that surrounds us and our mental space, and allows us to … Continue reading 886. Protection bubble
885. No one is going to take care of us
That’s our own responsibility Maybe it sucks? Maybe it doesn’t. it’s the truth, reality Reality doesn’t care how we feel And whether we do anything or about it or not, the world doesn’t care. Time passes, life goes on We die, new people are born One of the ways life goes
Joe DiAndrea 