Challenge: Embracing the Suck Each spring I’m heard frequently saying, “Embrace the suck.” That’s what I tell my middle school track athletes when I want them to push just a little harder or test their limits. It’s also what I learned to tell myself somewhere around my 6th marathon, when I finally understood that discomfort…
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I Never Asked For Help
The first time I tried to run 50 miles, it became a survival scare. It was a casual group run (as casual as running 50 miles can be), not a race. The group, mostly western Montana residents who live in or near Missoula, gather annually to run a different 50-mile route across the Bob Marshall…
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Hi, I’m Frank. Or, “Coach Frank” To Some People
Welcome to my newsletter! I’ve been thinking about it for months. This first post kicks off what I hope will be many opportunities to help myself and others become better men. You might know me as the guy who’s coached your kid in middle school track. Or maybe I coached you to a qualifying time…
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