"You are going to enter the pain cave... when I'm there I feel like I'm at home. I know how to live there, how to react, and how to get out." - Ihor Verys, first Canadian to finish the Barkley Marathon. Master your relationship with discomfort. 🏠

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"What's the worst that can happen?" This question from Ihor's fiancée changed everything. He entered backyard ultras and found incredible success. We overestimate failure risk. Sometimes the scariest question leads to the biggest breakthroughs. 💭

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Ultra-marathoner Ihor Verys taught me about "The Pain Cave" Every challenging journey has crushing lows - valleys of misery and zero motivation. His insight: "Notice when you're in the pain cave and realize it's EVER-CHANGING. You WILL emerge from it."
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"Fragment large goals into smaller ones. When focusing on the next loop feels daunting, I start subdividing the race into 1-hour compartments. Then tree to tree, turn to turn, driveway to driveway." - Ihor Verys, Micro-goals = macro-progress ✨

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