{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/62a4a10338a7a80012feedc4/69612bcf79fe7d55454f9b58?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ultra X Nevada: Alone in the Desert, Rebuilding at 50","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/62a4a10338a7a80012feedc4/1767976971158-b1f72325-d897-46ce-9350-41cd1d3e0645.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p><br></p><p>This episode isn’t just about a race.</p><p>It’s about what happens when the structure disappears.</p><p>Ultra X Nevada was five days, 220km, brutal heat, isolation, sand, and self-doubt. But the real test didn’t start in the desert — it started long before, navigating unemployment, identity loss, and that uncomfortable question many men face in their 50s:</p><p><strong>“Who am I now?”</strong></p><p>In this episode, I talk honestly about:</p><ul><li>What Ultra X Nevada was really like — physically and mentally</li><li>Being alone in the desert with nowhere to hide</li><li>Losing work, routine, and professional identity</li><li>The mental drift that comes when you no longer know where you fit</li><li>Why endurance events become anchors during periods of change</li><li>What rebuilding looks like when you strip life back to basics</li><li>Why comfort is often the enemy of growth</li></ul><p>This isn’t a highlight reel.</p><p>It’s a debrief — on endurance, transition, and learning how to go again when life doesn’t look like the plan.</p><p>If you’re navigating change, burnout, unemployment, or that mid-life “what now?” moment — this one’s for you.</p><h3>🔗 The Comeback App</h3><p>If this episode resonates and you want structure, discipline, and momentum again, check out <strong>The Comeback App</strong> — built for men rebuilding physical and mental resilience during periods of change.</p><p>👉 https://the-comeback-app.lovable.app</p><p>🎧 <strong>Subscribe, share, and send this to someone who needs to hear it.</strong></p><p>Sometimes knowing you’re not alone is the first step back.</p>","author_name":"Steve O'Connor"}