Run 100 miles

If you get really inspired or really crazy, you might want to check out ultra running. The idea is to run very long distances, often in the woods. I did a 30-mile race one year and a 50-mile one the following year (the Umstead 100) and paced friends in other races, usually running the last 16 to 32 miles with them, often in the dark. Like a lot of things, running an ultra requires convincing yourself that you can do it and then doing it (sounds too easy, right?). There are great moments and sucky moments, but you push on. You learn a lot about the reserve capacity of the mind and soul, how much we can actually survive as human beings. I also learned to swear like a sailor.