The Run That Breaks You Is the Run That Builds You

Why resistance is the doorway to becoming someone new.

I used to run just to burn calories.
Put in the miles, sweat it out, check the box. It was about performance, about looking strong.

But something shifted when running stopped being about my body and started being about my spirit.

Because if you run far enough, resistance always shows up. And resistance isn’t the enemy. It’s the invitation.

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Where the Wall Lives

Every runner knows the wall. That moment when your legs feel like bricks, your lungs are on fire, and your brain screams: quit.

The wall is uncomfortable. It’s painful. But here’s the secret: the wall isn’t where you stop. It’s where you start becoming.

On the other side of the wall is endurance. Not just physical endurance, but the kind of inner grit that bleeds into the rest of your life.

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Pain as the Threshold

The longer I’ve stayed sober, the more I’ve realized: the same wall I hit in running is the one I hit in life.

• The conversation I don’t want to have.

• The spiritual practice I resist.

• The fear that makes me want to turn back.

Every wall is pain saying: this is the threshold. You can stop here and stay the same. Or you can go through and become someone new.

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The Goal Was Different

I used to believe the goal was comfort—finish the run, avoid the pain, stay in control.

👉 But what if the pain itself is the point? What if the wall isn’t blocking the path, but is the path? This is how pain tricked me…