• About
    • Meet Joel
    • The IMPOSSIBLE Shirt
  • Speaking
  • Giving

IMPOSSIBLE ®

Push Your Limits | Do Something Impossible

  • Home
  • Impossible List™
  • Blog
    • Archives
  • Gear
  • Apps
    • Running + Fitness Calculators
    • Move Well – Mobility Exercises
    • Cold Shower Therapy
  • Podcast
  • Events
  • 777
You are here: Home / 2014 / Archives for March 2014

Archives for March 2014

Impossible Case Study: Sir Ernest Shackleton and The Trans-Antarctic Expedition

March 29, 2014 By Joel Runyon 6 Comments

This is the first in a series of case studies on adventurers, athletes and historical men and women who pushed their limits and challenged the status quo in order to the impossible and do things no one had ever done before. Enjoy. --- Ernest Shackleton was one of the main polar explorers of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. He led three expeditions to the Antarctic, including a disastrous expedition which saw his ship get trapped in ice before ...

Continue Reading

Filed Under: Case Studies Tagged With: shackleton

The Surprising Purpose of Pain

March 24, 2014 By Joel Runyon 10 Comments

Most people want to avoid pain. It's uncomfortable, it hurts, and it's not really fun. Unfortunately, I've decided in my life, that I don't get the luxury of avoiding pain. Being an athlete, you're constantly exposed to pain. It happens when you push the limits of what you're capable of. Every time you decide to go farther, to do more, to do something you haven't done before, you're exposing yourself to pain. It's tough to explain to someone who ...

Continue Reading

Filed Under: Fitness, Gritness

Question Everything

March 19, 2014 By Joel Runyon 7 Comments

Cosmos relaunched last week. I don't typically watch much TV, but it's a great show. The central question driving the entire project is one statement: question everything. Questioning all of your assumptions is a good scientific principle and makes for a good jump-off point for a science show, but it's also a good approach to life. If you're not happy with your career, fitness level or life, start questioning why. Ask yourself if any of your ...

Continue Reading

Filed Under: Fitness

Be Better Than A Lab Rat

March 11, 2014 By Joel Runyon 8 Comments

Be Better Than A Lab Rat There's a lot of studies out there now what we can learn from lab rats. How you can find motivation, form habits & improve yourself through studies done on lab rats. Related: My buddy Maneesh is building a startup based around training yourself to move closer to your goals through various good & bad stimuli. All of this is focused around training your lizard brain - the little scattered brained piece inside your head ...

Continue Reading

Filed Under: Mindset

The Worst Run Ever (How To Deal With An “Off” Day)

March 6, 2014 By Joel Runyon 12 Comments

stand up 8

Sunday was a bad day. I'm in the progress of training for a new super-secret project, so I've been ramping up my running mileage recently (to satisfy my addiction to pain). Over the last few weeks, I've been working with my coach to increase my mileage. For the last few weeks, I've more or less been running a marathon every week. On Sunday I was supposed to step that mileage up to run 28 miles. I ran 11.5 miles. Well, truthfully, I only ran about ...

Continue Reading

Filed Under: Fitness, Mindset

the-impossible-shirt

Hi, I'm Joel Runyon


I created IMPOSSIBLE to help people push their limits by taking on impossible challenges and living a good story.

Follow @joelrunyon

My I recently finished running 7 ultra marathons on 7 continents and raised nearly $200k for Pencils of Promise. Read more about my story here.

Subscribe & Listen To The Podcast

How To Start A Blog Walkthrough

how-to-start-a-blog-guide
impossible abs

no-excuse-workout

cold-shower-therapy

The 777 Project

777-project

THE IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY

  • IMPOSSIBLE • Blog + HQ
  • IMPOSSIBLE Fitness • Tutorials & Training
  • IMPOSSIBLE Podcast • Podcast
  • IMPOSSIBLE X • Businesses
  • IMPOSSIBLE.org • Giving
  • IMPOSSIBLE Gear • Apparel + Supplements

"How To" Guides

  • How To Start A Blog: The Definitive Guide
  • How To Start A Podcast: The Definitive Guide

Looking For Something?

About The Impossible Shirt

IMPOSSIBLE®

  • Impossible X®
  • Impossible.org
  • Impossible Gear™
  • Impossible Fitness ®
  • Impossible Nutrition ®

RECENT

  • Building Calluses
  • New IMPOSSIBLE Gear is Here (End of Winter Drop)
  • The Tao of the Gym Bro
  • If you’re lacking vision, try asking this question…
  • Creative Debt

Inspiration

  • An Unexpected Ass Kicking
  • How Bad Do You Want It?
  • The Iron & The Soul
  • The Only 2 Real Excuses Why People Refuse To Take Cold Showers

We Built a School! (2012)

impossible-pop-school

And We Built 7 More! (2017)

777-project

| Copyright © 2023 | Built on Genesis & Hosted By BlueHost | Affiliate Disclosure | An Impossible X Company

IMPOSSIBLE®, the IMPOSSIBLE® logo, IMPOSSIBLE HQ®, IMPOSSIBLE X®, IMPOSSIBLE Nutrition®, and IMPOSSIBLE Fitness® are registered Trademarks of IMPOSSIBLE X LLC.

The IMPOSSIBLE List™, Push Your Limits™, and Cold Shower Therapy™ are trademarks of IMPOSSIBLE X LLC.

Join Our Newsletter!

Stay up to date with our newest podcasts, latest deals and special offers! We announce new content every week so be sure to stay in touch.