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“The voice telling you to quit is not a fact. It's a forecast. And forecasts are wrong all the time.”

Quote · Nov 11, 2026

The Voice Telling You to Quit Is a Forecast

Dot plot of Chad Kempel's three marathon attempts pushing his quintuplets in a stroller, against the 4:45:00 qualifying line: 5:31:32 on February 3, 2019, missed; 4:49:29 on March 24, 2019, missed; 4:42:49 on March 31, 2019, record set just under the line

Throwback · Nov 11, 2026

Two Misses Before My Marathon Record: 56 Days in 2019

Quick thought · Nov 11, 2026

Anything Is Possible Isn't a Wish

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