Brian Keane

pain is temporary in a lot of cases, a lot of scenarios, pain, the work deadlines, the relationship, the ultramarathons in this case, the pain is temporary in most cases and will eventually at some point go away. And you have to keep that in your mind.

pain is temporary in a lot of cases, a lot of scenarios, pain, the work deadlines, the relationship, the ultramarathons in this case, the pain is temporary in most cases and will eventually at some point go away. And you have to keep that in your mind.

And I remember thinking there and then in the Arctic, in this minus 30 degrees with a load of reindeer tribe people around me going, I can't go back to Ireland until... My daughter, who was only four or five at the time, but I was picturing when she was older that when things get difficult, you keep going.

And I remember thinking there and then in the Arctic, in this minus 30 degrees with a load of reindeer tribe people around me going, I can't go back to Ireland until... My daughter, who was only four or five at the time, but I was picturing when she was older that when things get difficult, you keep going.

You can't say that. And that hypocrite feeling that I had felt before, I would have felt like a hypocrite. And again, everyone has their why. Some will have children, some will have partners, some will have something completely different. That's their why. But if you can tap into it, it can become a superpower in so many different scenarios.

You can't say that. And that hypocrite feeling that I had felt before, I would have felt like a hypocrite. And again, everyone has their why. Some will have children, some will have partners, some will have something completely different. That's their why. But if you can tap into it, it can become a superpower in so many different scenarios.

Oh, definitely. And it's interesting because my why even for those extreme challenges has changed because in 2020, right before the lockdown, I did a hundred mile ultra marathon. So it was a hundred miles without stopping, took me 26 and a half hours. And I remember at the end of the Sahara, I felt like my confidence had gone to a complete new level.

Oh, definitely. And it's interesting because my why even for those extreme challenges has changed because in 2020, right before the lockdown, I did a hundred mile ultra marathon. So it was a hundred miles without stopping, took me 26 and a half hours. And I remember at the end of the Sahara, I felt like my confidence had gone to a complete new level.

At the end of the Arctic, I had a completely different relationship to pain and that I could back myself regardless of what the external circumstances looked like. When I did the 100 miler, my knees were a little bit sore, but I didn't get any personal growth from it. And what happened, my brain instantly after crossing the finish line went... well, this feels a bit hollow.

At the end of the Arctic, I had a completely different relationship to pain and that I could back myself regardless of what the external circumstances looked like. When I did the 100 miler, my knees were a little bit sore, but I didn't get any personal growth from it. And what happened, my brain instantly after crossing the finish line went... well, this feels a bit hollow.

Maybe I should do 200 miles, you know? And the definition of insanity, doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results. I realized then and there that the extreme side, the benefits I was getting are now actually starting to have diminishing returns.

Maybe I should do 200 miles, you know? And the definition of insanity, doing the same thing over and over again, expecting different results. I realized then and there that the extreme side, the benefits I was getting are now actually starting to have diminishing returns.

And last year, because you mentioned mountaineering, I actually brought a group of my followers up Kilimanjaro, the highest freestanding mountain in Tanzania. And that now is something, you mentioned Nepal, next year I'm bringing a group to Everest Base Camp

And last year, because you mentioned mountaineering, I actually brought a group of my followers up Kilimanjaro, the highest freestanding mountain in Tanzania. And that now is something, you mentioned Nepal, next year I'm bringing a group to Everest Base Camp

I'm so excited. I cannot wait. But what's so interesting about it, Alana, is it ends up going from a me to we. It was all about me in the beginning. And I was like, well, this is feeling hollow. I want to be able to give the feeling that I got to other people. And Kilimanjaro, the highest freestanding mountain in the world, one of the seven summits,

I'm so excited. I cannot wait. But what's so interesting about it, Alana, is it ends up going from a me to we. It was all about me in the beginning. And I was like, well, this is feeling hollow. I want to be able to give the feeling that I got to other people. And Kilimanjaro, the highest freestanding mountain in the world, one of the seven summits,

The last night of that is a very, very, very difficult summit. And the people that I brought with me got that experience that I got in the Arctic, that I got in the Sahara, that, oh my God, I can do anything. And I was like, this is my path now. This is it now.

The last night of that is a very, very, very difficult summit. And the people that I brought with me got that experience that I got in the Arctic, that I got in the Sahara, that, oh my God, I can do anything. And I was like, this is my path now. This is it now.

And it's interesting because having a daughter and my daughter Holly has kind of helped skew that because the training for these crazy ultra marathons, they take a lot of time. And although I don't regret them and I love that I did them and they were a season of my life that I enjoyed.

And it's interesting because having a daughter and my daughter Holly has kind of helped skew that because the training for these crazy ultra marathons, they take a lot of time. And although I don't regret them and I love that I did them and they were a season of my life that I enjoyed.