WARRIOR DAD STORIES

12 miles in, 88 to go. Last year, I started the 100-mile swim challenge here at Offutt AFB. It’s a brutal challenge that takes discipline and hard work. I’m now 12 miles into the 100. My most recent workout was 4,000 meters. No exaggeration, it took everything I had mentally to finish. My body was strong and capable of pushing through the long swim; the real fight was in my head. Lap after lap, it becomes an internal conversation; a voice that continuously wants me to ease wh