What's the Hardest Part to Run in 200 Miles?

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Pete Wentz: You ran eight marathons back to back within a 76 hour window sleeping for less than two hours during this feat. It's the nine months leading up to an event like that that's the hard part, it only takes nine months to prep for that. "I was in pretty good shape when I started my training," he says of his 9-month preparation.

Performance expert Bryan Gillette reveals the foundational principles for epic achievement.

— YOU’LL LEARN —

1) The five pillars of EPIC performance

2) What you can learn from elite athletes to find your own peak performance

3) How to quantify tricky goals

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— ABOUT BRYAN —

Bryan Gillette knows what it is like to reach the peak as he has stood on the summits of many mountains and successfully completed many physically and mentally challenging ultra-distance endurance events. He’s reached several ‘summits’ in his career as well and before founding his own leadership consulting practice was the Vice President of Human Resource. Bryan has over 25 years of experience in Human Resources and Leadership and Organizational Development with executive-level responsibilities in small and large companies. His experience also includes consulting, speaking, coaching, and teaching all levels.

Bryan is also a dedicated endurance athlete and has cycled across the United States, run 8-marathons back-to- back, and ridden his bicycle 300 miles in one day.

When he is not traveling the world with his wife and two boys, he lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.

• Book: EPIC Performance: Lessons from 100 Executives and Endurance Athletes on Reaching Your Peak

• LinkedIn: Bryan Gillette

• Tool: EPIC Performance Assessment

• Website: EpicPerformances.com

— RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW —

• Book: Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage (Anniversary Edition) by Alfred Lansing

• Book: Liftoff: Elon Musk and the Desperate Early Days That Launched SpaceX by Eric Berger

• Book: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand

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