The Ultramarathon Mindset: Trail Talk

According to Jesus, the second greatest commandment in the Bible is this:
Love your neighbor as yourself.

I’ve been going to church all my life, and I’ve never heard a preacher talk about this like wha…

When Tom Foreman was young, he was a competitive runner in all the races he entered. And he barely trained for these races.

But he stopped running for years. Then his daughter asked him to help her tr…

How can anyone be afraid of winning . . . be afraid of success?

If you Google “fear of success” you’ll get about 430 million results. There are a lot of us out in the world who struggle with the idea …

Get a good education and find a career that will give you success and security! This is the advice we get for how to make our way in the world. Some of us, however,  aren't satisfied with with the st…

It’s easier to fool people than it is to convince them they have been fooled.

This quote has been attributed to Mark Twain. The irony is that there are no references showing Mark Twain saying these wo…

My friend, Dallas Amsden, returns for another conversation. He was my second guest on the podcast, back when my audience was in the single digits.

Dallas is a coach for professionals who want to becom…

Today is July 4, Independence Day in the US.

Today you’ll see posts and memes about freedom and independence. And it’s good to celebrate. Freedom is better than living under socialism or communism.

Fir…

Chase Hammond is a man with vision. As an ultramarathon runner he saw an opportunity to create a race series at the trail he runs in central Kansas. The Hell Creek race series is both challenging and…

The worst movie my wife and I ever saw was Seven Six-Gunners.

Ten minutes in, we commented on how bad it was. We watched the entire 90 minutes.

Why?

Sunk costs

Sunk costs is the feeling that you need to …

I always thought the Spartan obstacle course races were pretty much like other OCR events. But Cliff Moitt came on the show to talk to me about the Spartan Death Race. The shorter Spartan races don't…

What would you attempt if you knew you could not fail?

Life coaches & motivational speakers often ask this hypothetical question.

The idea is to get you to look at your life and discover those epic dre…

When I was 27 years old, I was a runner. I’d been married for a few years and started putting on weight. I decided I could become a runner and still eat whatever I wanted.

It worked. I lost weight. Th…

We hear about fires in the western United States every year. And the news reports give stats on how well those fires have been contained. What is left unsaid is that those fires are contained by men …

Once you decide what you want and you decide that you’re going to do what it takes to get what you want, you need to take the next step immediately!

Most people think the next step is to make a plan f…

Iveta Zaklasnikova knew at age 16 what kind of life she didn't want. She didn't want to be stuck in a job that slowly drained her life energy. So she studied business and got a job in sales when she …

Memorial Day was originally called Decoration Day. It’s a day of remembrance for those who have died serving in the US military.

Memorial Day was borne out of the Civil War (which ended in 1865) and a…

Imagine what it would be like to plan a big goal for your 60th birthday. It should be something epic and noteworthy. After all, turning sixty is a milestone.

Will Turner decided that the year he turne…

What is the number one most important thing you have to do if you want to have an amazing life? 

You have to do this if you want to have even a good life.

You have to do this even to get a mediocre lif…