180: Transformative Endurance Challenges
b'In 2021, four of us on the Fast Talk Labs staff\\u2014our producer Jana,\\xa0Head Coach\\xa0Ryan,\\xa0Trevor, and me\\u2014chose an N1 Challenge.\\xa0You\\u2019ve hopefully heard us speak about it previously on the show.\\xa0It\\xa0was meant\\xa0to be an experiment of one\\u2014each of us\\u2014offering lessons for all, particularly you,\\xa0the listeners.\\xa0\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nToday, we explore that last bit, those \\u201clessons for all\\u201d that each of us\\xa0gained\\xa0from our respective events.\\xa0The most common term used to describe our events was\\xa0\\u201ctransformative...\\u201d That\\u2019s a\\xa0big word.\\xa0Yet,\\xa0in each case, the\\xa0adjective\\xa0is appropriate.\\xa0In the case of Jana, for example,\\xa0it\\u2019s so appropriate\\xa0that she up and moved to Spain and is traveling indefinitely, with her bike in\\xa0tow\\xa0wherever she goes.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nPersonal challenges, races, events of all kinds are meant to teach us not just how to train better or more effectively, to progress as athletes and hopefully people, but also to gain a greater understanding of what\\u2019s possible,\\xa0what it means to be alive and healthy and able to do the things we love. That\\u2019s transformative. And that\\u2019s what we\\u2019ll discuss today.\\xa0\\n\\xa0\\nOne final\\xa0note: Sadly, Trevor has had to call an audible several times\\xa0on his N1 Challenge, after health issues and race cancellations disrupted his plans. Still, he learned\\xa0lessons\\xa0along the way that everyone can benefit from, and he shares those today.\\xa0\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'