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187 - The Miles You Can't Go Back To
I crossed the finish line at 2:56 and couldn't walk right for weeks. Sub-three marathon, shot hip flexors, and a lesson I should have learned a long time before that parking lot.
Going fast has a price tag. You just don't see it at the finish line.
In this episode I'm getting honest about three places I went out too hard too early: a race, a training block, and this podcast, and what each of them cost me. This is about learning to tell the difference between the pace that looks good and the pace that actually gets you there.
Ally and I are expecting, and something she said recently stopped sparked the idea for this episode. It changed how I'm thinking about pacing far beyond running or work. Some miles you get back. Some you don't.
What you'll take away from this episode:
- Why the cost of going too hard almost never shows up when you expect it
- How the ego sets a pace that serves your image instead of your goals
- The one question I ask myself before every episode that changed how the show grew
- Why patience and low effort are not the same thing
- Five specific actions you can take this week to recalibrate your pace
If you've ever burned out before the finish line, felt behind on a goal, or wondered whether pushing harder is actually the move, this one is for you.
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Website: Keepgettingafterit.com
Follow on X: @bcrossell
Subscribe on YouTube: @gettingafteritpodcast
Follow on Instagram: @bcrossell
Follow on TikTok: gettingafterit_podcast
You're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.
Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.
This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.
Keep getting after it.
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By Brett RossellI crossed the finish line at 2:56 and couldn't walk right for weeks. Sub-three marathon, shot hip flexors, and a lesson I should have learned a long time before that parking lot.
Going fast has a price tag. You just don't see it at the finish line.
In this episode I'm getting honest about three places I went out too hard too early: a race, a training block, and this podcast, and what each of them cost me. This is about learning to tell the difference between the pace that looks good and the pace that actually gets you there.
Ally and I are expecting, and something she said recently stopped sparked the idea for this episode. It changed how I'm thinking about pacing far beyond running or work. Some miles you get back. Some you don't.
What you'll take away from this episode:
- Why the cost of going too hard almost never shows up when you expect it
- How the ego sets a pace that serves your image instead of your goals
- The one question I ask myself before every episode that changed how the show grew
- Why patience and low effort are not the same thing
- Five specific actions you can take this week to recalibrate your pace
If you've ever burned out before the finish line, felt behind on a goal, or wondered whether pushing harder is actually the move, this one is for you.
–––––––––––––––––-
Website: Keepgettingafterit.com
Follow on X: @bcrossell
Subscribe on YouTube: @gettingafteritpodcast
Follow on Instagram: @bcrossell
Follow on TikTok: gettingafterit_podcast
You're not lazy. You're not lost. You just know there's a gap between the life you're living and the one you're capable of — and that gap is getting harder to ignore.
Every week, I pull apart the mental patterns that keep capable people stuck — comfort disguised as patience, avoidance disguised as strategy, mediocrity dressed up as balance. I bring in philosophy, personal stories from the trails and the trenches, and conversations with people who decided to stop waiting.
This isn't a show about hacks. It's about the harder work: getting honest with yourself, building the discipline to act on that honesty, and becoming someone you'd actually respect.
Keep getting after it.
Send us Fan Mail