![]() ![]() "When I cross the finish line of a big race, I see that people are ecstatic, but I'm thinking about what I'm going to do tomorrow. "I'm different than most people," he says. ![]() But what makes Goggins push himself so relentlessly? For sure, he's driven by his charitable mission, his infinite discipline, his superhuman gift to endure. "I keep thinking that there's more I can do," he says. He also helps nonprofits that build handicap-accessible homes for disabled vets. In three years, Goggins has netted $200,000 for the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, which gives full college grants to children of Special Ops personnel killed in the line of fire. His exploits have raised more than eyebrows. "I'm certain that he hasn't taken a day off in three years." "Other than being crazy, David's just self-motivated," says his wife, Aleeza. He swims, lifts, and goes "long" on weekends. Goggins often covers 15 or 20 miles before breakfast and bikes 50 miles round-trip to his Navy job. "When I get to mile 75 of a 150-mile race and I'm completely trashed-that's the only way I can see what David Goggins is all about," he says. He won the Ultra Centric 48-hour run (covering 203 miles), and won the 2008 McNaughton 150-miler by three hours. He returned to Badwater in 2007 and came in third. Then he took second at the 2006 Ultraman World Championships (a double Ironman triathlon held over three days), though he didn't yet own a bike. In July 2006, with 50 pounds off his linebacker frame, Goggins lined up in Badwater with 84 other entrants, and finished fifth. 100-Mile Endurance Run, one of the hardest ultras in the world. And for ample measure, he entered the H.U.R.T. Ten days later, he ran the Las Vegas Marathon in 3:08. The ordeal left him with broken metatarsals in both feet and a case of kidney failure, but he did crank out 100 miles in less than 19 hours. Play icon The triangle icon that indicates to playĭays later, he entered a 24-hour race in San Diego. ![]()
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