What Mountains Actually Taught Me My first mountain climb almost killed me, and that's when I learned everything I thought about getting stronger was wrong. November 27, 2023, I was breathing so hard halfway up a mountain that I thought my lungs might explode. Other people walked past me like they were taking a Sunday stroll. They looked so slow, but they never stopped moving. I kept having to sit on rocks and gasp for air every few minutes. The realization came slowly: I was doing this completely backwards. I thought getting better at …
Progress Doesn’t Always Look Like Progress
Progress rarely feels like a standing ovation.More often, it feels like getting benched in the middle of your best game. No one tells you how brutal slowing down can be.You hit your stride. You stack wins. You start to believe momentum is permanent.Then it falls apart—without warning, without apology. It’s not because you gave up.It’s because your body made the decision for you. Healing doesn’t announce itself with fireworks.It moves through you like a cold front, slow and merciless, forcing you to surrender every illusion of …
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