I put 100 miles on the calendar.

Put something on the calendar that scares you.

I made a few things official this week.

October 25: Malibu Half Marathon.
December 4: HYROX Anaheim.
March 2027: LA Marathon.

And all of it is slowly building toward something much bigger.

In 2028, I want to run 100 miles.

Not in a month. Not in a year. In one race.

The Javelina Jundred in Arizona.

The last big race I did was on a gravel bike. BWR Cedar City in September 2022. It was 127 miles, about 6,400 feet of climbing, and it took me nine hours to finish.

That was hard. But this feels completely different.

Running 100 miles scares me. I don't know what mile 60 feels like. I don't know what happens when you've been moving for 20-plus hours and still have a long way to go.

And that's exactly why I'm excited about it.

I think we all need something in our lives that scares us a little.

Something big enough that we can't just wake up one morning and decide to do it. Something that forces us to train, prepare, learn, fail, adjust and keep showing up.

Because you don't really know what you're capable of until you put something on the board that you're not completely sure you can accomplish.

I've spent too much time doing the opposite.

There have been races I've avoided because they didn't fit perfectly into my training schedule. Workouts I've skipped because they didn't match the program. Weeks where missing one session made me feel like the whole plan had somehow been compromised.

I'm trying to get away from that.

I still believe in having a plan. I still believe in structure, progressive training and doing the boring work for months before you get to do the exciting thing.

But the program has to serve your life. Your life can't become a servant to the program.

I'm a dad. I have a career. I want to train hard. I also want to eat good food, go places with my family, miss a workout occasionally and not act like I've blown the entire operation.

The goal can be serious without every single day having to be perfect.

That's probably the biggest thing I'm learning right now.

Pick something that scares you. Put a date next to it. Start becoming the person capable of doing it.

Then give yourself enough flexibility to actually enjoy your life on the way there.

Train this week

When's the last time you did a ninja get-up to handstand?

That's what I thought.

Give this 30-minute AMRAP a shot. Thirty minutes, four movements, and two of them are probably new to you.

30-Minute AMRAP

10 Dumbbell Snatches
10 Ninja Get-Ups to Handstand
10 Hand-Release Push-Ups
200m Row

Loads
Men: 50 to 70 lb, one dumbbell
Women: 35 to 50 lb, one dumbbell

Scale the weight so you can move cleanly for the full 30 minutes.

Count your rounds. That's your receipt.

I posted the workout on Instagram too if you want to see the movements before giving it a shot.

If you do it, hit reply and send me your score.

Closing thought

The goal should scare you a little.

The plan should be strong enough to get you there and flexible enough to survive real life.

I have no idea yet if I can run 100 miles.

That's kind of the point.

It all counts.

Tony.