• About
    • Meet Joel
  • Speaking
  • Consulting
  • Giving

IMPOSSIBLE ®

Push Your Limits | Do Something Impossible

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

It’s All Mental

October 19, 2010 By Joel Runyon 40 Comments

What's your default mindset? For a long time, mine was "can't." I can't do this. I can't do that. I focused on the things I couldn't do. I let people tell me what I couldn't do or I disqualified myself from doing things because I think I fit the criteria to do it. I've talked about that before and it's the whole idea behind my list. I'm don't identify as an idealist or positive thinking self-help advocate, but I think there's a huge value in reworking ...

Continue Reading

Filed Under: Hacks, The Impossible Tagged With: Hacks, Javelin, Running, Science Daily, Swimming, Triathlon, Willpower

Chicago Triathlon 2010 [The Race That Wasn’t Meant To Be Timed]

August 31, 2010 By Joel Runyon 33 Comments

To those of you wondering - Yes, I'm alive and yes, I finished =). The biggest triathlon in the world. Done. One more thing off the Impossible List. Here's the story. The Night Before Saturday evening I headed downtown for the Triathlon Expo. An hour of chaos and a bag full free energy bars, I met up with Mark Lawrence, Nina Yau & Brandon James for our own mini-Chicago blogger meet-up. We had a nice pre-race dinner at a small Peruvian restaurant ...

Continue Reading

Filed Under: Adventures, Fitness, Hacks, The Impossible Tagged With: Chicago, Chicago Triathlon 2010, Chicago Triathlon Review, Cycling, Racing, Running, Swimming, Triathlon

Tri Indy Results [Embarrassing Stories Edition]

August 3, 2010 By Joel Runyon 25 Comments

[blackbirdpie url ="http://twitter.com/joelrunyon/status/20065765753"]   The twitter message pretty much says it all. I finished and did pretty well, but I’ve been getting asked a lot about the results, so here's the race recap. It’s sort of epic so here are some quick highlights to look forward to: My fastest bike time ever 2 embarrassing stories A variety of semi-amusing photographs Ready? The Race The swim was in the canal in downtown Indianapolis. ...

Continue Reading

Filed Under: Adventures, Fitness, The Impossible, Updates Tagged With: Biking, Cycling, Running, Swimming, Tri, Tri Indy, Tri Indy Results, Triathlon, Triathlon Results, USA Triathlon, USAT

Last Minute Impossible Plans

July 30, 2010 By Joel Runyon 26 Comments

It seems I couldn’t get enough of my first triathlon experience so yesterday I signed up for another one…this weekend. I’ll be running obliterating [my new word for finishing triathlons - thanks twitter-verse] the Indy Tri this Sunday downtown. It’s an official USAT event and it's listed as a Sprint triathlon. The distances? All over the place again – 500m swim 11.5 miles 3.1 mile run I’ve got to admit, I’m terribly confused on what qualifies as a ...

Continue Reading

Filed Under: Adventures, Fitness, The Impossible, Updates Tagged With: Bike Race, Biking, Brick, Brick Transitions, Cycling, Indy Tri, Running, Swimming, Tri, Triathlon, USAT

Who’s Got 2 Thumbs And Just Did A Triathlon? – Valpo Tri 2010

July 19, 2010 By Joel Runyon 32 Comments

This guy. After 400m swimming, 12.4 miles biking and 3.2 miles running, I'm alive and I'm proud to say I finished! I'm pumped that I did it, but not so pumped about my time. My goal for the race, was 1 hour 15 minutes. I actually thought that that was a realistic time for what I wanted to do. In reality? I wasn't even CLOSE. As it turns out I made quite a few miscalculations...let me explain... The Race The 20-29 male age division was the first wave to ...

Continue Reading

Filed Under: Adventures, Fitness, The Impossible Tagged With: Bike Race, Biking, Cycling, Finishing, Goals, Running, Swimming, Tri, Triathlon, Triathlon Results, USA Triathlon, USAT, Valpo Tri

Weird Distances, Uncertainty & My First Real Triathlon

July 16, 2010 By Joel Runyon 9 Comments

Tomorrow’s a big day. I'll be running my first official triathlon in Valparaiso, Indiana. It's a fairly short-distance race. I only have to do a: 1/4 mile swim 12.4 mile bike 3.1 mile run That's pretty doable, right? Sprint vs. Novice Technicalities Over the past few weeks, I’ve been referring this triathlon as a “sprint” triathlon”, but after doing some more research, I realized it really should be classified as a novice distance. The distances ...

Continue Reading

Filed Under: Fitness Tagged With: Biking, Cycling, Indiana, Novice Triathlon, Running, Sprint Triathlon, Swimming, Triathlon, Valparaiso, Valpo, Valpo Tri

5 Great Early Morning Activities

July 8, 2010 By Joel Runyon 61 Comments

Welcome Exile Lifestyle visitors. Thanks for checking out the IMPOSSIBLE. I appreciate you stopping by! If you want get a good feel for what this is all about, Start Here. If you want to stay updated & on top of things, please <sign up for email updates to get them right in your inbox & get exclusive updates from time to time. You can also check out IMPOSSIBLE on Facebook and connect with me on Twitter. For you regular readers, check out my ...

Continue Reading

Filed Under: Hacks Tagged With: Breakfast, early morning, Gary V, Hustle, Quiet Time, Reflecting, Running, Swimming, Writing

It’s Official [Sort Of]

May 21, 2010 By Joel Runyon 3 Comments

It's official.  I'm a triathlete. At least according the the USAT (USA Triathlon).  I have the card to prove it. I paid the $39 and went ahead and did it. Honestly, I'm not sure exactly what membership gets me other than a card I get mailed to me that proves I'm a member and I don't have to pay a $10 one-day membership fee at every triathlon I sign up for. Essentially this means I have to do at least 4 triathlons this year, because I'll be danged if I ...

Continue Reading

Filed Under: Fitness, Updates Tagged With: Biking, Running, Swimming, Triathlon, USA Triathlon, USAT

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

THE IMPOSSIBLE FAMILY

  • IMPOSSIBLE • Blog + HQ
  • IMPOSSIBLE Podcast • Podcast
  • IMPOSSIBLE X • Businesses
  • IMPOSSIBLE.org • Giving

"How To" Guides

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

Looking For Something?

Mindset

Build a stronger mindset and become resilient in the face of challenges..

IMPOSSIBLE®

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

RECENT

  • Refilling the F*ck You Meter
  • The Longest Night Race 2020 Recap
  • The Longest Night Race 2020 – Are You In?
  • Fear Based Prioritization
  • The 3 Things I Did To Make My Workouts More Consistent

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 © 2021 | Built on Genesis & Hosted By BlueHost | 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.