48 miles completed in the 4x4x48 challenge. We raised over $3000!!!! I am so honored and humbled to have been part of this opportunity. This weekend was tough and rewarding…in the end it was one of the best weekends of my life. I’m honored Tony Brown asked me to join him in this adventure to raise money for ICT S.O.S. The challenge was fun yet difficult; it was mentally taxing and exhausting.

I slept a total of 4ish hours in small hchunks over the weekend. Tony had no sleep yet gave me a semesters worth of ultra marathon coaching. Thank you sir! I’m thankful and priveledged to call you my friend. It was amazing to see the Wichita running community support us with your presence and donations. I was asked “what can we get for you?” by dozens and dozens of you. Big shout out to those of you who ran with us—it was a blast! And super-big shout out to Jennifer White and her team for their amazing support the entire weekend. You are very important to our community. I’m very thankful for all your efforts in combatting human trafficking. It was my honor to run a crazy endurance challenge to support you. I want to thank my wife Rachel Magnuson and my daughter Tessa for supporting me spending the entire weekend away from home.

And one final note: I expected to lose speed through the challenge, yet our fastest lap was our final one. We were tired, sick of the wind, stinky, sore and out of gas, yet we found a way to fight till the very end. Our final lap was more than 5 minutes (1:20 per mile) quicker than our second-fastest lap. Don’t sell yourself short. I thought we would lose speed with each interval, yet we found ways to get stronger. I was expecting to walk at least 10 of the 48 miles, yet we ran every single step. You never know what you’re capable of until you go get it and give it everything you’ve got. And that’s why I love doing hard things. Thanks to all of you for the positive comments over the weekend—the support was humbling and appreciated. Now go to bed early and crush Monday!

You can support the cause by making a donation via this link: https://www.classy.org/campaign/5000-mile-challenge/c328229