Damn true. Why settle for average when you can pursue greatness. I will strive to be the best damn person I can be. I will run hard until I am the best runner that I can be. I will set high standards for myself and work towards achieving them. I will achieve my goals, because I am confident that I stand above mediocrity. Next step: set goals for ski season and start solidifying goals and races for ultra running in 2017. Talk to coach Eberly about a custom training plan for 2017 summer geared towards high volume, but mindful of a sub 24 Leadville and a 20 hour Javelina 100. Set goals for long term ultra running. Design my post college life broadly.
“there are two types of people in this world: those who fuck around, and those who don't fuck around. Be the second kind.”
I am deliberately choosing to be the second kind of person in order to rise above mediocrity. As Duncan Callahan has told me on several occasions:
"Do things with purpose and passion" (2016).
If any of this resonates with you, then do yourself a favor and start living life with direction and intention.
An amazing way to end the season! The Moab Trail Marathon weaves through canyons, scales the red Moab walls, and meanders across technical slick-rock. The course has approximately 4,000 feet of elevation gain and loss; it is sure to shred your legs. My goal was a sub-4 hour race. I started off conservatively as planned, and ran smooth up till the mile 14 climb. I had one hand held with 5 gu's tucked in my shorts. I took one every 40 minutes to start along with drinking 12 oz. of tailwind in the first 9.7 miles. My 3rd gu was at the bottom of the mile 14 climb and contained 60 mg. of caffeine. I power hiked hard and ran easy up the whole climb passing many people.
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