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Death Notes

Lessons written in scar tissue. Truths forged in failure.
This is where the hard-earned wisdom lives.

This is where I keep the pages from a life shaped by suffering—some chosen, some not.

What started as a goal to finish a race became something else. A practice. A way to sharpen the mind through pain, to test ideas in real-time. The posts here aren’t written from the safety of hindsight, they’re forged in the middle of it all: broken gear, broken plans, and moments that broke me open.

You’ll find reflections grounded in Stoicism, endurance, failure, and whatever clarity I could scrape together along the way. It’s not about heroics. It’s about showing up, again and again, until the lessons stick.

If you’re looking for inspiration, you might find some. But mostly, you’ll find truth.

The human who races with this blog shall neither be the same… nor sane.

Legend of the Death Race Year 3 Wisdom Peak Death Race Spartan Pittsfield Vermont

Legend of the Death Race Year 3: Part 1 – Here We Go Again

As the end of June approached it became ever apparent that my favorite kind of painful pleasure was coming into

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10 Lessons From My First 100 Mile Ultra Marathon – Peak Races

Originally, I had planned on running the 50 mile option for the Peak Races Ultra Marathon up in the beautiful

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Legend of the Death Race Year 2: Part 10 – Swim to Death

There I was just standing there, at the water’s edge, second guessing whether or not I could complete the swim

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Legend of the Death Race Year 2: Part 8 – Surviving the Delusions

There I was, feeling a little lost back at the entrance to Bloodroot Mountain Trail. I thought, how did everyone

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Legend of the Death Race Year 2: Part 7 – Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Bloodroot

Now that the race had officially started, we were informed that the next leg of the race would take place

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Legend of the Death Race Year 2: Part 6 – The Unexpected

After finishing the barbed wire challenge I had the opportunity to gather my gear before proceeding to the next challenge;

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Legend of the Death Race Year 2: Part 5 – A Dance with Barbed Wire

Making my way up to the top of Tweed River Drive, I was surprised not to see anyone ahead of

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Legend of the Death Race – Part 9: And We’ll Keep on Fighting Til the End

Being out on the mountain, living, surviving, being physically and mentally challenged, this is what life is about. From chaos,

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Legend of the Death Race – Part 8: The Comeback Kids

Andy asked me whether I was sure I want to quit or not. Well no, I was not sure I wanted

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Legend of the Death Race – Part 7: Make It Hurt So Good

At last, I could relieve myself of carrying my pack. I was overdue to give my shoulder a rest from

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