On January 10, 2026 I will toe the line for my first ever solo race when I take on the Frozen Gnome 50K Trail Ultra in Crystal Lake, Illinois. In this episode I go deep into my own tumultuous relationship with competition, why I believe now is the time to reengage in a world of high competitive pressures, and how this race is a situated in a long series of process related achievements in training and life. 

This episode is also a guide for the person who wants to get into athletic competition as an adult but without feeling a hollowness when the finish line passes. Instead, by selecting a competition that elevates the training, which is aimed at elevating your life, you ensure that you engage in a meaningful and transcendent process of overcoming the self so you get to celebrate the starting line.

That's how I go about it and guide my coaching clients as well, now it's time to live it and share it! 

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Let's keep winning together team!