Curiosity Chronicle

E475 - 7 Lessons From My 2:49 Marathon (That Have Nothing To Do With Running)

Published: September 23, 2026

Duration: 11:30

Last week I wrote about failing a marathon.

Six days later, at 5am, I drove back to the course alone and ran 26.25 miles in 2:48:47. Not because I needed the official result. Because when I say I'm going to do something, I do it.

In this piece, I talk about seven lessons from that solo marathon that have nothing to do with running — how to stack slow progress, how to stay in the long game, and why showing up through the valley is the whole game...

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