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1. Quote of the Week

2. Community Spotlight

3. Something We Learned this Week

Quote of the Week

Community Spotlight

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Chris from Milwaukee set a PR in the two mile
Evan from Annapolis set a PR in the 10k
Aldo from San PedroGarza Garcia, Mexico set a PR in the 5k
Chris from Spring Garden Township in PA set a PR in the mile
Roman from Bonita Springs, FL set a PR in the 5k
Adrian from Blacksburg, VA set a PR in the mile
Will set a PR in the 5k
Matt from Columbia SC, became a local legend

Congrats folks, taking names and ripping PRs. Making shit look easy out there.

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Something We Learned this Week

Glycogen is the primary energy source stored in your muscles and liver, with the body capable of holding around 500 to 600 grams total, providing about 2,000 to 2,500 calories of energy. More muscle mass means a higher capacity for glycogen storage, which is beneficial for endurance activities like marathons. During a marathon, when glycogen stores deplete (often around mile 20), runners may experience "hitting the wall," characterized by extreme fatigue and other physical and mental symptoms.

Extreme ownership is more than just taking responsibility for yourself; it’s about embracing the duty to uplift and contribute to something greater than yourself. It’s the mindset that drives you to feel accountable for the prosperity and well-being of your best friend, your company, your community, even your country. These responsibilities may vary in scale, but neglecting any of them means neglecting your post.

Too often, we fall into a dangerous fallacy: we view our relationships, our jobs, and our communities as mere sources of personal enjoyment or consumption. We think that our friends exist to support us, that our company exists to pay us, that our city exists to serve us. But this perspective is fundamentally flawed. It overlooks the crucial role we play in making those around us, and the communities we are part of, better off.

You get what you give.

Imagine if every person felt responsible for the success and growth of those around them. Imagine if you saw the success of your best friend as intertwined with your own, or the health of your company as something you personally influence every day. What if you considered the prosperity of your city or country as your own personal mission? This is the essence of extreme ownership: recognizing that your actions, your effort, and your leadership have a direct impact on the greater whole.

When you take on this level of responsibility, you transcend the limits of individual achievement. You become a force for collective advancement, helping to build a thriving ecosystem in which everyone prospers. This is not just about fulfilling obligations—it’s about making a profound difference, one that echoes far beyond your own life.

The truth is, we are all part of something larger, and our choices either contribute to its growth or its decline. To embrace extreme ownership is to reject the passive role of mere participant and to step into the active role of a leader, a builder, a steward of success. It’s about ensuring that when you look back, you can say that you didn’t just exist within your circles—you helped elevate them.

So, ask yourself: Are you content to be a consumer, or will you rise to the challenge of being a creator, a caretaker, a catalyst for the prosperity of all that you touch?

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