Work Hard, Pray Harder, Fail Forward - Ep. 213

Work Hard, Pray Harder, Fail Forward - Ep. 213

May 25, 2026 · 11 min · Season 4 · Episode 213

About this episode

In this episode, John Grdina shares lessons learned from running the Cleveland Marathon and the importance of perseverance and faith in the face of challenges.

Mile twenty of the Cleveland Marathon broke my plan. The heat came for me and for runners all around me, my hamstrings locked up, and the goal I had trained for started slipping away. In this self-improvement podcast episode, I unpack the lesson that the last six miles taught me, the story of my former player Nate's attempt at forty miles, and the biblical example of Joseph, a man who held onto God's vision through the well, through slavery, and through prison. This is a life faith podcast for men who are tired of waiting until they feel ready. The formula is simple. Work hard. Pray harder. Fail forward. Pick the thing. Put it on the calendar. Let the chase forge the man. Connect with John: Website: https://johngrdina.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jgrdina_coach/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.grdina.1 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-john-grdina-classroom/id1596314353 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/3MB897IcrtEke2alZHdP3p YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheJohnGrdinaClassroom Email: grdinajohn@gmail.com Key Topics -The importance of discipline and intentional effort -Lessons from marathon running and failure -Biblical stories…

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