Hey Reader,

Something interesting came up on the podcast this week.

We were talking about DNFs. Did Not Finish.

It was in response to a listener’s question about our biggest running failures and achievements.

And my co-host shared a story about pulling out of a marathon halfway.

She was vomiting and retching pretty much from the start.

In that moment, she had two choices.

Slow down, walk, compose herself, and still cross the finish line, or quit the race entirely.

In her mind, there was this thought of, “I’m gonna do such a rubbish time here if I have to slow down and walk.”

So she quit.

She was genuinely sick.

Nobody is disputing that.

But the fear of finishing at a rubbish time was the real reason she quit the race.

Looking back, she thinks she could have just walked it out and still made it to the finish line.

For someone who considers herself mentally tough, she counts that as a failure.

🧠 The game of the mind

It’s really crazy what the brain does.

It gets better and better at giving us every logical reason to get out of pain.

It can feel like the right thing to do at the time.

But in reality, things get uncomfortable.

And your brain starts looking for a solid reason to take you out of that discomfort.

The good thing is, as we evolve, we become more aware of these mind tricks.

And we find it easier to overcome them.

🎯 Embrace the moments of failure

So what’s something you’ve walked away from recently that looked like the right decision?

Maybe it was.

Maybe it wasn’t.

But you won’t know until you’re honest with yourself about why you really walked away.

We shared our biggest failures and achievements, and the lessons we have (or have not) learned on our podcast this week.

We covered a lot more great topics too.

You can listen here:​

With appreciation,

Huw

Huw Edwards Founder & CEO, h3.xyz​

Our next episode drops tomorrow.

You can get the link here so you don’t miss it next week