Doing Hard Things - Aaron Dana

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This week's episode I had the privilege of having my friend, Aaron Dana on the show. Aaron is a returning guest and was excited to have him back on. A lot has changed and happened since we chatted in Episode 29 back in August 2020. At the time of the last episode, we chatted he had just conquered his first 100-mile ultra-marathon, the Mighty Mosquito and was 4th place overall.

This was a fun visit where we talked about Bills and Chiefs football, to how to keep a good balance in our lives with training and sharing some insight in ultra-running and how to run your race and not worry about others. 

Since that time, Aaron has logged some serious miles and has been chewing up some major elevation and has since returned to the Mighty Mosquito and took home 1st place overall this past summer and has endured some additional challenging races featuring the Backyard style, Mid-state mile and the Tennessee Mile - 40 hour. Talk about some serious elevation with over 36K feet of gain and over 100 miles completed with another first-place win.

Aaron has learned how to adapt to his surroundings and his training and has matured a lot in the last 4 years of running. It was fun to hear him share some lessons learned and opportunities for success and improvement in the future. Aaron shares how he does hard things, how to balance things and be more intentional in what he is doing and how to keep a good head on his shoulders and enjoy life along the way.

00:00:00 Introduction

00:04:30 Buffalo Bills - adversity

00:11:53 More to life - learning to prioritize

00:20:18 Capitalizing on the moment

00:33:00 Keeping your focus

00:34:08 Mid-State Mile - Last Man Standing

00:36:10 Mighty Mosquito 100

00:38:37 Enjoying the mile you are in

00:49:36 Tennessee Mile - 40 hour

00:55:34 Learning to be uncomfortable

01:05:55 Eternal Damnation - Last Man Standing

01:14:21 Conclusion