We kicked off the inaugural Longest Day Race last weekend and it was a resounding success! There were two main international runs - The Austin HQ race (I did solo) and the UK run. There were 20 other competitors scattered around the globe (photos from the satellite runs coming soon). Here's a few quick preview photos of both main races. The Longest Day Race - Austin The Longest Day Race - UK The UK decided to represent with a last minute ...
Don’t Sign Up For This Race
I sent a note to my friend and expert running coach Jason Fitzgerald about The Longest Day Race. Jason is a boss and one of the best running coaches around. He's a much better runner than me and I really respect his opinion. Here was his response - Joel, I love you but: This is not training.This is not a race.It’s not for most people.I can recommend in good conscience that people do this. Bro, I love you. But this is not training, it can be ...
The Longest Day Race 2020 Announcement
We're announcing the first IMPOSSIBLE event in a long time. It's virtual, hard, and guaranteed to push you. Sound like fun? Keep reading... The Longest Day Race is coming - June 20th? Are you in? The Longest Day Race Announcement Video June 20th is the longest day of the year. It's the summer solstice and I'm not into astrology, but it means your moons in your 4th house and it's time for you to stop being a little #&@!* - I think. Here's ...
Lessons from Launching 4 Products in 4 Weeks During Quarantine
A few weeks back, I decided on a whim to launch a Quarantine challenge to myself. 4 launches in 4 weeks? Challenge accepted. Get it done. To be honest, from the start, I knew one of them was going to happen regardless and had these other projects on the sidelines at 85-95% done. I wanted to clear the decks and get the rest of these projects out the door, so I formalized it, wrote the post, and then made it official - aka I tweeted it. I wasn't ...
4 Launches in 4 Weeks – My Quarantine Hustle Challenge
It’s been a minute since I made a ballsy online challenge - so it seems like I’m overdue. So let’s just get it out there - I’m going to be launching 4 new products on Product Hunt in the next 4 weeks. I'll be updating this over the next few weeks as they launch: Project ? Project ??Project ???Project ???? Why am I doing this? You can either use quarantine time to feel sorry for yourself or you can use it to get better. In addition to doing ...
How To Use The Quarantine To Get Ahead
Quarantine week 3. I’m calling it now. This is the week that people are officially going to start going nuts. Week 1 was cute and fun and was a real-life-snow-week for adults. Last week, people started getting real. This week is when people start losing it or getting better. I mean, it’s getting to me - so I get it. There’s two ways things go from here. You give up on home work outs, go full on in to Tiger King and bust out the candy and ...
