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Wednesday Mar 19, 2014
Wednesday Mar 19, 2014
Many people can say that they have successfully trained for and run a marathon while balancing a family and a full-time job.
Far fewer of those can say that they ran said marathon in under 2 hours 20 minutes.
Nate Pennington did just that. Today he’s going to teach you the important lessons he learned that can help you reach your potential while balancing work, family and everything life throws at you.
In 2007, Nate ran the California International Marathon in 2:19:35, an Olympic Trials qualifying time. Unfortunately, the race took place 29 days after the Olympic Trials race in New York City.
He hasn’t let that stop him, though.
A tireless worker with seemingly boundless desire to find his limits despite numerous setbacks, Nate continues to train at a high level while maintaining his career as an Army Medical Service Corps officer.
Nate was nice enough to talk to us on a Sunday morning. Some of the things we discussed included:
- How the role of motivation in training is nearly impossible to overstate
- How patience and persistence are the most important parts of any training program
- The fact that Nate mostly trains alone and some potential benefits to this approach
- The Kenyan approach to dealing with bad races
- Putting one’s training in perspective with the rest of life
We’d like to thank Nate for his time and wish him the best of luck in his goal races this year.
How to reach your potential while balancing work, family and everything life throws at you
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