Leonardo De Biasi’s Post

This past weekend, I completed a 68 mile ultra-marathon. I burned 9,636 calories, ascended 11,538 feet, and had a total elapsed time of 18 hours and 50 minutes. This probably seems insane, but there are several reasons why I run, and every one of them is valid to everyone. 🏃🏽♂️🏃🏽♂️ 1. I love to run. I’ve been running since I was 14. Remember to do things you love, even if it hurts sometimes. 2. Running is a microcosm of professional life: set goals, work toward them, achieve them, recover, and reset. Running may not be your thing, but this cycle is crucial for professional growth. 3. Ultra running is not an individual sport (for most people). To get me across the line I needed my family behind me, 8 well-stocked and volunteer serviced aid stations, mentors and examples in my head, borrowed pacers (I tagged along) and the legacy of the run itself. We need our teams, however big or small, to support us because we never accomplish our biggest goals alone. Thank you everyone who helped. 4. Running is good for the soul. On a long run, especially a very long run, you’re likely to have extreme highs and extreme lows. This mirrors the rest of life but on a condensed timeline. If you’re really lucky you’ll have scenic views and wildlife encounters. (I saw a flying squirrel 🐿️ five feet away at eye height, by headlamp, at 11:30pm and a 5’ black racer snake 🐍 around midday). This experience is cathartic, it’s healing, and it has a profound ability to reset you. But you don’t have to run long to get there. Do things and go places that challenge you, even in your free time. Go places and do things that give you peace, especially in your free time. Thank you again everyone who makes this life such an incredible adventure, especially those who support me when my choices don’t even make sense to them! 🏃🏽♂️🏃🏽♂️🏃🏽♂️

This past weekend, I completed a 68 mile ultra-marathon. I burned 9,636 calories, ascended 11,538 feet, and had a total elapsed time of 18 hours and 50 minutes. This probably seems insane, but there are several reasons why I run, and every one of them is valid to everyone. 🏃🏽♂️🏃🏽♂️ 1. I love to run. I’ve been running since I was 14. Remember to do things you love, even if it hurts sometimes. 2. Running is a microcosm of professional life: set goals, work toward them, achieve them, recover, and reset. Running may not be your thing, but this cycle is crucial for professional growth. 3. Ultra running is not an individual sport (for most people). To get me across the line I needed my family behind me, 8 well-stocked and volunteer serviced aid stations, mentors and examples in my head, borrowed pacers (I tagged along) and the legacy of the run itself. We need our teams, however big or small, to support us because we never accomplish our biggest goals alone. Thank you everyone who helped. 4. Running is good for the soul. On a long run, especially a very long run, you’re likely to have extreme highs and extreme lows. This mirrors the rest of life but on a condensed timeline. If you’re really lucky you’ll have scenic views and wildlife encounters. (I saw a flying squirrel 🐿️ five feet away at eye height, by headlamp, at 11:30pm and a 5’ black racer snake 🐍 around midday). This experience is cathartic, it’s healing, and it has a profound ability to reset you. But you don’t have to run long to get there. Do things and go places that challenge you, even in your free time. Go places and do things that give you peace, especially in your free time. Thank you again everyone who makes this life such an incredible adventure, especially those who support me when my choices don’t even make sense to them! 🏃🏽♂️🏃🏽♂️🏃🏽♂️

Update on marathon prep. 6 days until race day - my hubris will be my downfall. Turns out not running long distances for ages and then running 21km in one go is not good for your knees (who knew?). I went for the longest run of my life a week and a half ago and it actually felt pretty good during the run. However, straight after it I developed pain in both knees which makes it hard to walk (which I'm told is detrimental to my ability to run). So my running has now been taken to nil (which sucks). My training has consisted of weights (which is great). And lots of assault bike (which really really sucks). I have adjusted my time expectations from 4-4.5 hours to 'just finish the f*****g thing' which seems a relatively lofty goal at this point. My spirits and levels of self-delusion remain high and I've adopted the fall-back attitude of any self-respecting Australian born in the 80's and before in circumstances such as these, 'She'll be right'. Important note: after receiving several pieces of rehabilitation advice from an accountant, a chef, 2 plumbers and a carpenter, I have closed advice submissions for the time being. #health #wellbeing

🏃♂️✨ Pushing Limits, One Step at a Time! ✨🏃♀️ It feels amazing to be back on the field. As a school kid, I always enjoyed balancing sports with studies, and this run brought back that sense of joy and energy. This wasn’t just about crossing the 5K Run finish line—it was about commitment, resilience. Every step reminded me of the power of perseverance and the importance of staying active, both physically and mentally. Running taught few valuable lessons: ✅ The importance of setting goals ✅ Consistency beats excuses ✅ The satisfaction of achieving what once seemed impossible A big shoutout to everyone who supported and motivated me along the way. Here's to chasing more miles and bigger dreams! 🚀 #5KRun #FitnessJourney #PersonalGrowth #Resilience #Milestone #ParasHealthRun

End Of Week check-in time! This is something that helps keep me on track and is also something that @plantbasedruncoaching and I do with our runners. Check out what I've been up to, how recovery from Temptation 200k is going, and ask yourself the same questions to stay focused on your goals over the week. 1. What was your biggest running/health related win of the week? I'm practicing acknowledging that I'm doing the best that I can and accomplish more than I think that I do each week. This is as a mom and business owner. Running is becoming consistent again. What about struggle? I had a week where I tanked a bit, running and other stuff, it was one giant struggle. Coach Kyle and I messaged and we added some runs to my calendar to give me more structure and accountability. My leg/knee from my last race has been nearly pain free. It does sometimes briefly bother me after running. I forgot about it being injured until the other night this week, when I was stepping over the ottoman in Ember's room, my leg caught it and tweaked. It caused an abrupt pain. I haven't noticed the injury much since that. Slow progress... Is still progress. 2. What is your goal for this upcoming week or two? Increase my run mileage from 3 miles to 5 and maybe 7. Add in more strides. Maybe in two weeks do tempo, intervals, hill repeats, and trails. It will just depend on how my leg responds to the increase. I believe that this is a tendon issue. 3. What are any barriers to achieving this? No barriers. No excuses. Focus on getting back to a little more effort during this off season. I don't want to do nothing this off season, ha. If necessary, how can Coach Kyle or myself help? Coach Kyle can hold me accountable. #finishstrongermindsetcoaching #plantbasedrunner #plantbasedrunning #happyrunning #happyrunner #ultrarunnersofinstagram #ultratraining #100miletraining #ultrarunnermentalhealth #ultrarunningmotivation #ultramarathonprep #trailandultra #trailrunningcommunity #trailrunner #runningtips #runnersofinstagram #runningcommunity #runningcoach

Life isn't always about work. As we head into warmer months, kids start getting antsy for the end of school and all the long summer days ahead. So what does this mean for us working moms and families? BALANCE. Let's start getting out plans in place for enjoying what matters most in life - WHILE - still being successful in business. LET'S GO! #summer #family #business #camping #workingmom

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Beautiful reflection Harlina Sodhi, The pause might encourage you to embrace your true self, take the first step and accept its ok to be different than pretending to be like everyone. #believeinyourself #growthmindset #mindsetmatters #leadership #experiencecoaching

"You gotta go for it. Don't think about what comes after or what came before. You just gotta bend your knees, take a deep breath, and jump" - me n u Life is the result of all the jumps we take, not the jumps we don't take If we jump wrong, we can jump again in the other direction We'll still get where we want to go faster than if we were still waiting to take that first jump After 3 cancelled attempts at skydiving in the past, I finally did it!! My first time and certainly not my last 🙈🪂✈️ The BEST metaphor for life. And just... so much fun 🤭 #sorrymum #purposecoach #highperformancecoach #trangcessnguyen #alignedperformance #lifecoach #mindsetcoach #overcomingobstacles #challengesaccepted #nevergiveupattitude #resilientmindset #motivationmondays #strongerthanyesterday #mindovermatter #perseverancepaysoff #keepgoingstrong #mindsetmatters #pushingthrough #neverquitattitude #strengthfromstruggle #overcomingfears #mentalresilience #risingaboveitall #enduranceathlete #mentalstrengthtraining #victorymindset #mentaltoughness #positiveattitude #innerstrengthcoach #challengeyourself #inspiredaction