For The Long Run: Exploring the Why Behind Running

How to Set Your Next Big, Hairy, Audacious Goal with Team RWB’s Mike “Sully” Sullivan

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What’s the big, scary goal that you’re going to choose for 2025?


Mike "Sully" Sullivan is a retired Special Forces Colonel with 30 years of service in the U.S. Army, including six combat tours in Afghanistan and leadership roles in elite Special Operations units.


Sully is the current Chief of Staff of the veteran support group Team Red, White & Blue, the founding member of Team RWB Fayetteville, a career high school math teacher, and father of three children.



Listen to hear about:

  • Team RWB’s impact on veterans and how running fits in
  • How Sully’s military experience gave him the mental toughness to pursue ultramarathons
  • The interaction of health, community, and behavior change
  • How and why to set big, hairy, audacious physical goals


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