10/14/2026
My legs cramped at 16km.
I still had over 100km to go.
120km. 3,000m of climbing. Loose, brutal terrain.
My 2026 Misogi, a goal so hard I didn’t know if I could finish it.
People keep asking me why I choose something this hard.
Because it was never about the bike.
It’s about proving to yourself you can push through way more than you thought possible.
So when the hard conversation, the hard decision, the hard season shows up in real life, you don’t run from it. You’ve already trained for it.
8 hours later, my kids watched me cross the finish line after cheering me on all day. That’s the lesson I want them to keep. Hard things aren’t something to run from.
When you choose hard, life gets easy.
Choose easy, life gets hard.
What hard thing are you putting off? Drop it in the comments. Say it out loud.
LET’S GO! 🚀
