Eddie Pinero
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Podcast Appearances
Your lower body isn't kicking or screaming.
There's no blisters or cramps or rash or fatigue.
It is smooth sailing.
But then you know how the game goes.
20 becomes 30 becomes 40 becomes 50.
And then life steps in.
And sometimes, you know, it's a blown out knee or it's, you know, your heart acting up.
Those are things that
You can't do anything about.
You've been dealt a rough hand.
You tip your cap to fate.
You say, this time you got me, but I'll be back.
And that certainly happens.
But in my mind, that's the exception.
Most of the battles in an endeavor like this are of the mind.
It's warfare of mindset.
It's will.
It's resilience.
And watching, you know, this probably 200-pound dude continually push towards that finish line, running when he could, walking when he had to, it was a courage that's hard to articulate.
You know, particularly evident, and this stands out to me or stood out to me, on the water breaks where we all would sit together