the second half can be stronger

I didn’t grow up dreaming about ultramarathons. I’m a husband, a dad, and an everyday runner who started wondering what I might still be capable of.

Second Half Strong is about finding out.

It’s about chasing hard things, learning from the failures, celebrating the wins, and refusing to believe that getting older means the best parts have to be behind us.

I started this “Second Half Strong” journey—if we are going to call it that—when I hit a rut around 40. I had a decision to make: Was I going to settle and allow myself to be “over the hill,” or was I going to KEEP CLIMBING? I wanted to keep improving my life, and, more importantly, the example I was setting for my family.

I started with 75 Hard, and it changed the direction I was headed. From there, I started running and fell in love with the mental hurdles that long-distance running throws at you.

When I signed up for my first 100-mile race, I had run exactly one race in my life—a half marathon.

I DNF’d Zion at mile 52.

And I was hooked.

There was something I wanted badly that I couldn’t simply decide to accomplish. It was going to require the best of me. I was going to have to learn, train, fail, adjust, and keep coming back.

From there came Javelina Hundred. Then I was selected in the Cocodona 250 lottery (2027 race). Both will push me farther than I’ve ever been pushed before.

This isn’t really a website about running.

It’s about seeing what’s still possible.

Turning 40—or 50 or 60—doesn’t mean it’s all downhill.

Keep climbing. Keep pushing yourself. Do the hard thing in front of you.