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172 - 7 Things I Wish I Knew Before Running 2,100 Miles

I didn’t set out to run 2,100 miles to learn life lessons.

I ran them chasing consistency, discipline, and progress—and along the way, those miles taught me more than I expected.

In this episode, I share 7 things I wish I knew before running 2,100 miles—lessons about discipline, identity, recovery, patience, and how progress actually works over the long term.

This isn’t just a running episode. It’s about becoming someone you can trust.

We talk about:

Why motivation fails without structure

How easy, boring work creates real progress

Why identity is earned through action, not intention

The role…

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