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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.

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Spartan Race World Championships – Beast

The World Championships of Spartan Race arrived more casually than I had anticipated. For such a big event, I suppose

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Super Ultra Beast – Part 3: It’s Not All About the Finish

Setting out for that second lap was extremely difficult.  Within minutes I found myself alone, which generally I am quite

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Super Ultra Beast – Part 2: Always Finish What You Start

Almost 26 minutes passed before our Race Director arrived on the scene, developed a solution and we were presented our

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Super Ultra Beast – Part 1: Going Above and Beyond

After months of anticipating this race, it was finally here, The Spartan Race Ultra Beast.  My father tagged along with

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Thoughts Before the First Marathon Distance Obstacle Race

A mountain out in the beautiful land of Vermont awaits. It’s exact location is at the Killington Ski Resort. This

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News Update: Getting Back to the Obstacle Races

Since the Death Race I have been on a bit of an adventure/obstacle race hiatus with the exception of that

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More Obstacle Race Training in the ATL

When you are staying with other Obstacle Racers, the obstacle race training never ends.  Sunday morning we, Maureen, Andi and

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Ultra Beast Obstacle Race Training

At the spur of the moment, less than a week to prepare, fellow racer, Maureen, and myself, committed to driving

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Utilizing a Business Trip for Ultra Beast Training

Tuesday, August 14th 2012, it’s almost 4 o’clock and I’ve just checked into my hotel in Hickory, NC after driving

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