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The 10 Most Impossible Ultra Marathons on The Planet

July 2, 2014 By Joel Runyon 8 Comments

Four yeas ago, I started IMPOSSIBLE when I signed up to do my first ever triathlon. Back then, this was a big deal. I’d never run more than three miles in one go before and actually finishing a triathlon seemed impossible. So much so that my first triathlon was indoor because I figured it'd be harder for me to drown in a pool. Once I finished and realized that I could do more, I set off on my Impossible List and ever since, I’ve been crossing things off ...

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Filed Under: Adventures, Fitness Tagged With: ultra-marathon

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

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

Finding The Door: The Secret To Never Ever Stopping – Ever

September 23, 2011 By Joel Runyon 27 Comments

If you can see yourself doing something, you can do it. If you can't see yourself doing it, usually you can't achieve it. - David Goggins David Goggins is a Navy Seal, endurance athlete and all around hardcore dude you probably dont want to mess with. I could talk about him all day, but this video does a much better job with a lot less words. Take just 6 minutes and watch this video. We'll be talking about it the rest of the ...

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Filed Under: Adventures, Hacks, The Impossible Tagged With: david goggins, Endurance, human 2.0, long run, ultra-endurance, ultra-marathon

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