Leave a Comment
trainingformudruns.com
Click Here To Read MoreAmerican Ninja Warrior Competitor & Obstacle Race Expert Dan Holguin, Reveals His Secret Systems For The First Time Ever To HELP YOU FINISH FIRST On Race Day So That Your Co-Workers FINALLY Give You The Respect You Deserve.
I hated running; I hated obstacles. Honestly, there wasn’t much I didn’t hate. I still sometimes ask myself how I made it out alive of the darkest, most difficult part of my life.
Looking back, I had a pretty decent life around 2013-ish. Although my background has always been in fitness, I took a construction job working ridiculous hours out of town and away from my family. For years I told myself that I couldn’t live the life I wanted and follow my passion and therefore, settled for less than I was worth– I had low self-esteem and my confidence was non-existent.
I worked a job where my co-workers were unhappy which in turn, amplified my unhappiness. Because I was the FNG (fu*#ing new guy), I was treated as such. I always got the worst treatment and when we worked out of town, I was forced to sleep outside or on the floor.
It was a chilly October morning and I went to visit my longtime coach/mentor/father figure at his house. When I arrived the door was locked and the blinds were drawn. After ringing the bell and knocking repeatedly with no answer, it raised my suspicion.
I went downstairs to the master bedroom to find Coach asleep in bed…Whew! I thought something bad had happened.
As I pulled back the covers to wake him, his cold and lifeless body laid untouched on the mattress. Alone and already in shock, I called 911 and sat on the front porch until the… Read more…