Hard enough that most people don’t even know much about it. The race doesn’t begin – until it’s hard. Ultra marathons don’t start until most people go home, until most people quit. So by it’s very definition alone – an ultra marathon doesn’t begin until most people have run as far as they will ever run. And while, more people every year decide to run marathons ( According to RunnerClick, almost 500,000 people run a marathon every year), an ultra marathon is literally defined as “anything beyond a marathon.” Don’t get me wrong – running a marathon on it’s own is an amazing accomplishment – when I first did it – I remember thinking that was the farthest that anyone could possibly go. Which is why ultra marathons are special – they bring out a different breed of human. They’ve watered down the meaning of the word IMPOSSIBLE to mean something that’s merely difficult. You know why? We live a world that’s soft and most people don’t have to deal with “hard’ on a day-to-day basis. If you want to know what it’s like as a regular human to train for an ultra marathon – I’ve got you covered. I’m not a super human person – I like to say I’m moderately athletic but I’m great at suffering. In conjunction with Jesse Itzler – we raised 193,000+ and built 7 schools around the world. Since then, I set out to create the 777 project and run 7 ultra marathons on 7 continents in order to build.

I fell in love with the challenge and adventure involved with ultra marathons and ran my first one for charity in 2012. I realized that I could change my mindset and my life by taking on hard, physical challenges. I’m a normal guy who used to work at UPS. Building an “Ultra” Marathon Endurance Mentality.Why Listen To IMPOSSIBLE About Ultra Marathons?.

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