I
f you asked the average person how they
celebrated their last birthday, dinner
and drinks or a fun party are among
responses you’d come to expect. In fact, one
of the last answers you’d expect is running,
at least not for fun, and certainly not six
hours of it.
Josh Hageman is far from your average
person.
Fancy dinners, lavish parties, and alcohol
are far removed from the endurance coach’s
wish list. For his latest birthday, Josh asked
his friends and family to join him at the local
track as he ran 40 miles straight—a mile for
each year of his life.
Oddly enough, a 40-mile run is nothing out
of the norm for the Triple Anvil finisher.
And what is a Triple Anvil you ask? It’s a
triathlon 3 times the length of your typical
Ironman, or 7.2 miles of swimming, 336
miles of biking, and 78.6 miles of running.
To put that in perspective, that would be
like swimming across Chesapeake Bay,
riding your bike across the state of Virginia,
then running a marathon, 3 times in a row,
non-stop.
Not only can the lululemon ambassador
claim the completion of a Triple Anvil
amongst a long list of accomplishments on
his resume, but he helps others do the same,
each and every day. It’s at the heart of who
he is. It’s also his job.
“There’s a fear of the unknown. You don’t
know what’s on the other side. Could I fail?
Is this it?” It’s a mentality that plagues many
from ever reaching their goals, both in
their career and personal life; one that Josh
understands all too well.