Kyle from NELK Boys completed a 100-mile ultramarathon. He describes it as a mental battle, not physical, and talks about pushing through the pain cave and the tears at the finish line when he realized what he was capable of.
After I do this 100 miles and I push my mind so far past its breaking point, what can I not do?
I don't know that a lot of people ever really find that place in themselves. And it's so liberating to realize what you can actually do.
And it's all mental. You know, if you train right, you're gonna finish, but you're just gonna be tested mentally in a way that you've never been tested before.
I think 100 miles is such a big, bold, audacious goal. I mean, if you've never run a marathon and felt that post marathon pain, you might not know what it's like to be in the pain cave.
Once. Push past that pain. And I knew I made it. And I saw all you guys. I heard the cheers. I never cried too, but I teared up and made everything worth it.
How does your mind just not override your body and make you quit?
I'll be honest, I never actually ever had a doubt I was going to finish. But what I did realize very quickly was. Ultimate.
