Robin Arzón: Do big things one step at a time
Meditative Story
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🗓️ 8 September 2021
⏱️ 32 minutes
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Summary
Robin Arzón is a star fitness coach at Peloton, beloved for her high-energy coaching with more than a dash of tough love. In this story, join Robin on the longest run of her life: the Florida Keys 100 Ultramarathon. As difficult as it is to run 100 sweaty miles in the South Florida heat, far more challenging is the mental fortitude to keep doubt at bay.
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| 0:00.0 | The |
| 0:07.0 | The The first 50 miles are unaffentful, which is good. |
| 0:33.5 | If you're having trouble in the first half, |
| 0:35.6 | it's going to be that much harder to keep moving. |
| 0:38.3 | The sky slowly darkens without much color. |
| 0:42.3 | It must be sunset. |
| 0:44.3 | I've been running the whole day. |
| 0:47.3 | The air rushing in and out of my lungs feels cooler. |
| 0:51.3 | The sweat moves through my pores on my forehead. |
| 0:55.0 | I tune into my body for a quick scan. |
| 0:59.0 | My legs don't hurt. |
| 1:01.0 | My feet feel swollen, but not too bad. |
| 1:04.0 | Keep drinking, I think. |
| 1:06.0 | I need more salt. I want those pickles. |
| 1:09.0 | Mostly, I am focused on my next goal. Just get to the bridge. |
| 1:15.1 | Just get to the bridge. It becomes a mantra matching my pounding footsteps. I have to get to the |
| 1:24.3 | seven-mile bridge around mile 70 before a certain time. |
| 1:28.4 | And the bridge will be hard because it will be dark again and no support vehicles are allowed to stop. |
| 1:35.7 | Around mile 60, I can feel hotspots starting to burn on my feet, the beginning of blisters. |
| 1:43.0 | Usually, changing shoes and socks are enough to prevent this, |
| 1:47.0 | but this is the furthest I've ever run at one time. |
| 1:58.6 | Vobin Arson believes sweat transforms lives. |
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