21 - The Training Takes Over | Marathon Training, Obsession & Sacrifice

At some point, training stops feeling like a hobby… and starts becoming your entire life.

In Episode 21 of Field Notes from The Proving, I talk about the moment marathon training fully took over — the obsession, sacrifice, structure, and identity shift that happens when chasing a goal starts consuming everything around you.

January in New Jersey was cold, dark, and brutal. But by this point, I had already signed up for my first marathon and knew there was no turning back. I ran another half marathon effort at race pace (1:51:49 / 8:31 pace), intensified training, and started realizing that every decision in life was beginning to revolve around running, recovery, discipline, and proving something to myself.

This episode is about:

• Marathon training obsession
• Discipline and sacrifice
• Running taking over your life
• The psychology of endurance training
• High performance identity
• Not letting yourself down
• Chasing impossible goals
• Becoming addicted to progress

This isn’t about perfection.

It’s about proving to yourself that you’re capable of more than you thought possible.

The work continues.

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