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Fight Like Hell

November 14, 2012 By Joel Runyon 19 Comments

Sometimes trying to help people is discouraging. Impossible Abs is a project we've been working on for a while. It's a tough fitness program - I don't try to hide that (It's called Impossible Abs after all). Because of that, some people have seen some incredible results (more stories coming soon). Anyways, I don't get a lot of refund requests, but they do happen. I understand for the most part and promptly refund things as part of my 100% guarantee, but ...

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Filed Under: Adventures, Fitness, Hacks, Nutrition, The Impossible

How To Get Started Running

November 8, 2012 By Joel Runyon 5 Comments

So you want to start running, huh? Well, that's a terrible idea that you're probably going to get addicted to and love to regret in the future. But, if you're up for it, here we go. Now, realize that it's going to take some time to start running. You probably won't decide to strip down to your boxers and run 30 miles after a few too many shots of tequila (unless you're Dean Karnazes that is - seriously, that's how he got started in running). But, ...

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Filed Under: Fitness, Hacks Tagged With: beginner runners, beginners guide to running, couch to 5k, couch25k, how to get started running, how to train for a 5k, Running, running for beginners, starting running

5 Lessons Learned From My First Ultra Marathon

November 2, 2012 By Joel Runyon 18 Comments

This weekend I ran the Chicago Ultra Marathon. I never thought I'd actually run an ultra marathon. I told myself after my first ever marathon that that was more than far enough and I was quite okay. Then I found out about ultras and they kept popping up in my mind. At the same time, I found an amazing organization to partner with, and pretty soon I was working in a coffee shop sitting next to Nicky when I looked up at him and said, "I think I just signed ...

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Filed Under: Adventures, Fitness, Hacks, The Impossible Tagged With: 31 milesc, chicago 50/50, chicago ultra marathon, ultra, ultra-marathon

26 Point Tuesday

October 30, 2012 By Joel Runyon 4 Comments

I never really knew much about running when I started. In fact I used to (and still do at some points) hate it. I didn't enjoy it for most of my life and actually threw javelin on my college track and field team so I could hang out with my track buddies without having to run. I hated it that much. I just started to do it as a byproduct of triathlons and like I said, I really didn't know much. I had run exactly 1 5k about 6 months before before I started ...

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Filed Under: Adventures, Fitness, Hacks Tagged With: david goggins, long distance runs, marathons, Running, ultra marathons

25 Things To Do With 25 Dollars

October 25, 2012 By Joel Runyon 8 Comments

Greetings from NYC. I'm here meeting with the crew from Pencils of Promise for a few days and visiting the city for the first time in over a decade before coming back to Chicago tomorrow and running the 50k ultramarathon this weekend. Things are busy! --- If you're like me, you rarely use cash anymore. Nevertheless, I probably have about $25 on me at all times for random purchases, cash fare, or in case of emergency, etc. Here's 25 things to do with the ...

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Filed Under: Hacks, The Impossible List Tagged With: adam braun, giving, Impossible, impossible ones, impossible school, justin bieber, pencils of promise, scooter braun, sophia bush

Do What You Hate

October 22, 2012 By Joel Runyon 32 Comments

Do what you love. I think if I hear that one more time I'm going to throw up. It's not necessarily bad advice, but it's so overused there are legioins of people running around waiting for something they love to show up in their laps and change their life and are disappointed when that doesn't happen. I'm going to offer alternative advice. Do what you hate. Pick something you hate. Learn to love it anyways. Here's why: Do what you love makes it ...

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Filed Under: Hacks Tagged With: annoying advice, cold shower therapy, do what you hate, do what you love

Adventures In Wadi Rum

October 20, 2012 By Joel Runyon 4 Comments

One of the major goals of this blog is to live a story worth writing about. That involves quite a few different adventures and experiences. A few months ago I spent 8 days in the country of Jordan – here's one of the adventures I had there. ---- Wadi Rum might be one of my favorite places on earth. Over the course of 24 hours, we went on a jeep tour throughout the desert, went skydiving on mars. On our way back to the desert waiting tent where we waited ...

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Filed Under: Adventures Tagged With: atv videos, jordan tourism, things to do in wadi rum, wadi rum, wadi rum atv, wadi rum videos, why wadi rum is amazing

A Brief Guide To Bravery

October 18, 2012 By Joel Runyon 29 Comments

Spoiler alert: You don't have to be brave to do brave things. How Bravery Works There's this misconception that you have to be brave to do brave things. That's a bunch of crap. There aren't brave people – there are just people who do stuff that scares them and people who let fear tell keep them from doing things. Most people assume "brave" people accomplish "brave" things this way: Born without fear. Do something incredible. In reality, it usually ...

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Filed Under: Adventures, Hacks Tagged With: bravery, felix baumgartner, highest balloon jump ever, how to be brave, how to be courageous, red bull stratos, red bull stunts

Running Back To Back Marathons

October 16, 2012 By Joel Runyon 15 Comments

A few years ago, I had never run more than 3 miles. After a few triathlons and some other short distance races, I ended up running my first marathon – barefoot. When I finished that, I basically told myself I never want to do that again – I was done running marathons – at least that's what I thought... Sometime after my legs had forgotten how much pain they experienced during my first marathon, the idea of running an ultra got planted in my mind. I ...

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How You Can Help Sponsor The Ultra & Get A Personalized Video From Me

October 12, 2012 By Joel Runyon 6 Comments

A little over 6 weeks ago, we announced we were going to build an #impossible school through a partnership with Pencils of Promise. The goal was big – really big – $25,000 to build a school by the end of the year. As part of the effort, I'll be running my first ultra marathon at the end of the month and running a 50k along the south short of Lake Michigan in Chicago and invited everyone to join in and do something impossible, set a goal and raise money for ...

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Filed Under: Fitness, The Impossible, Updates Tagged With: adam braun, chicago ultra, how to sponsor the ultra, impossible hq, impossible ones, justin bieber, pencils of promise, sophia bush, ultra-marathon, ultramarathon for charity

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