He Was SUICIDAL. Then he RAN ACROSS CANADA| Ep 153

Why do you think that you had that moment? Because you obviously, you've had a moment that most people don't.

And I think that hopefully a lot of people listening are maybe wondering, how do they get to that moment?

Yeah, that's a good question.

Look, man, I was struggling with my mental health, right? And as a guy, I was in my early 40s at the time.

I'm pushing 50 now.

And at the time, you know, I was in around 41, 42.

And life was hard, man.

Like I'm getting up and working and I was going through a separation and a divorce.

And, you know, I was kind of presented with the person that I actually was rather than the person that I thought I was.

And that didn't sit well with me.

I thought I was this tough guy and, you know, I thought I could do a whole bunch of things.

And to be honest, my ego was pretty inflated for really the lack of accomplishments that I had in my life.

And I wasn't a good partner.

Like a lot of things weren't really going positive, right? And I was just sitting at work and that thought came to me.

I was like, man, like, what am I doing? Like, I want to live a better life.

And so what am I doing now that is preventing me from living the way I want to live? And so that's kind of what started a lot of things.

And I just really thought about it a lot.

And, you know.

I was chasing money.

I was chasing, you know, various different metrics, house, car.

And I just thought, what's the point? Like, what am I doing? And so I started thinking, okay, what do I actually wanna do? Like, what do I wanna do? And that came down to, at the time, you know, let me try these ultras.

Let me see if I can serve the community in a different type of way by raising awareness and funds for veterans and first responders struggling with mental health.

And that kind of, I kind of leaned into that.

Now, I didn't know what it was gonna turn into.

I had no certainty about the future.

Why do you think that you had that moment? Because you obviously, you've had a moment that most people don't.

And I think that hopefully a lot of people listening are maybe wondering, how do they get to that moment?

Yeah, that's a good question.

Look, man, I was struggling with my mental health, right? And as a guy, I was in my early 40s at the time.

I'm pushing 50 now.

And at the time, you know, I was in around 41, 42.

And life was hard, man.

Like I'm getting up and working and I was going through a separation and a divorce.

And, you know, I was kind of presented with the person that I actually was rather than the person that I thought I was.

And that didn't sit well with me.

I thought I was this tough guy and, you know, I thought I could do a whole bunch of things.

And to be honest, my ego was pretty inflated for really the lack of accomplishments that I had in my life.

And I wasn't a good partner.

Like a lot of things weren't really going positive, right? And I was just sitting at work and that thought came to me.

I was like, man, like, what am I doing? Like, I want to live a better life.

And so what am I doing now that is preventing me from living the way I want to live? And so that's kind of what started a lot of things.

And I just really thought about it a lot.

And, you know.

I was chasing money.

I was chasing, you know, various different metrics, house, car.

And I just thought, what's the point? Like, what am I doing? And so I started thinking, okay, what do I actually wanna do? Like, what do I wanna do? And that came down to, at the time, you know, let me try these ultras.

Let me see if I can serve the community in a different type of way by raising awareness and funds for veterans and first responders struggling with mental health.

And that kind of, I kind of leaned into that.

Now, I didn't know what it was gonna turn into.

I had no certainty about the future.