Why Underdogs Thrive When They Have Nothing To Lose: Three degrees of suffering—the terms of endurance

Published in Human Parts. This article is about my first-ever Standard distance triathlon I did this September, at age 54! It’s a story about resilience, and how I endured the race with a hour of sleep, sore calves, and plantar fasciitis in both feet. It’s told with humor, honesty, and being okay with being a “slow” racer.

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