Never Finished: Unshackle Your Mind and Win the War Within by David Goggins

Author:David Goggins [Goggins, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
Publisher: Lioncrest Publishing
Published: 2022-12-06T05:00:00+00:00

Even after a ten-minute hot shower, my hands still showing the effects of Raynaud’s

My hands weren’t the only issue. Something was off with my lungs. While I have had respiratory problems in the past when it got cold, this felt different. I filed that concern away and focused on hydration, getting some food in me, and warming up. The heated gloves—which by now were covered by an even thicker pair of larger gloves—thawed my hands out, and I figured as my blood flow shifted back toward normal, my lungs would find some relief. All of that seemed to hold true because within fifteen minutes, I was energized and ready to get back out on the course.

With a pacer by my side, I found a rhythm and started devouring miles as we rolled through Moab’s signature red-rock desert countryside under a blizzard of stars. Before long, I was in and out of the next aid station and running with my next pacer along a trail that became a rocky razor’s edge. I felt comfortable, but Joe, my pacer for this leg, was freaked the fuck out when that trail skirted a deep crater. I peered over the edge. A deep abyss swallowed the glow of my headlamp. The only thing I could see clearly was that now was not the time to lose our footing. We checked into the next aid station at mile 102.3, approximately twenty-one hours into the race and in second place.

That didn’t mean a whole lot. I was running well, so far, but we weren’t even halfway done. I flashed back to the start, when so many motherfuckers were giddy and excited. I wondered how they felt now. Exhausted? Cold? Scared? Were they still as motivated as they were one hundred miles ago? That’s why I never get emotional or over-excited at the beginning of something hard. The same is true when it comes to monitoring my progress. I never celebrate anything in the middle of a race. Better to stay calm, focused on my own shit, and aware that what I’ve gotten myself into is not a game and that there are hungry forces well beyond my control waiting to pounce from behind. A 240-mile run will never be a joy ride. If you’re feeling happy with yourself, odds are the tide is about to turn.

That is why it’s so important to stay humble and keep that SA up at all times, a lesson I would relearn the hard way as we left the aid station by the light of our headlamps and ran onto a wide gravel road. The sun rose while we ran, and with my new pacer in charge of lead navigation duties and the leader’s fresh footprints to follow, I clocked into autopilot. I even put my phone away, the one with the GPS app I’d downloaded for the race. What did I need that for with my co-pilot on nav duty?

There are three crucial requirements to maintaining a high level of SA.

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