Gary Brecka

That's not who I want to be.

I want to be Matthew.

I want to be me.

And what does that mean?

And for me, it's like, even this year, right?

For me, it was so big.

I told Amanda after the Texas run, because I did Texas in 24.

I did east to west.

I just did it this October, north to south.

And so I'm the only man to cross Texas both ways.

Wow.

uh yeah so fastest man to do it fastest man to do it both ways and the only man to do it both ways wow that's cool um but i told her i was like i don't want to do anything next year like i don't i don't want to do this again i don't want to like i don't i don't i will i don't think i will ever do a 20-day event ever again yeah it's just too hard on the body yeah and but i told her i'm like

that's when I became, you know, and then, and then I had the opportunity with Kyle in November, um, you know, October, November, yeah, October to become Matt Johnson, coach Matt.

You know, so then it's like, okay, like now I'm coach Matt.

Like now I have something.

So then it was November, December, January.

I was wearing the coaching hat and I'm just training, you know, I got, I'm just training on my own.

I'm running 50 miles a week.

I'm lifting in the gym, you know, but like, I know that like this big event yesterday is coming.

And so it's just, it's not putting your identity.