“I realized early on that the mind can help you overcome anything. “That’s when I had to take my SIU pills,” he says. During the final 30 miles he was walking and barely moving. From mile 51 until mile 70 it was gut-check time. “I was a fool and very ignorant,” says Goggins. Yep, his first race would be a 100-miler.

Goggins found an event near his home that featured a one-mile road loop and, using only Ritz crackers and Myoplex for fuel, he entered his first running event. To qualify, he had to run 100 miles in less than 24 hours.

He determined that Badwater, a 135-mile run across Death Valley, just might fit the bill. A 6-foot-2-inch Navy SEAL who weighs 290 pounds and can bench press 435, Goggins decided one day that he would like to find the toughest race in the world and raise money for SOWF, the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, which helps support the families of Navy SEALs who have lost their lives. Heading out the door? Read this article on the new Outside+ app available now on iOS devices for members!įor an endurance athlete, David Goggins is downright huge.

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