#15 | Jeff Neumeister | 150 Miles Across the Sahara

CPA and ultramarathon runner Jeff Neumeister on running 150 miles across the Sahara in Morocco, the doubt that hits on day one, and why being comfortable being uncomfortable changes everything. Jeff Neumeister is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) by day and an ultramarathon runner by night. Not exactly, but close. Jeff started running in high school and just kept running (save the Forrest Gump jokes). It started small, running just for fun, then some organised races, and then an ultramarathon that took him 150 miles across the Sahara Desert in Morocco. Chapters 0:00 Welcome Jeff Neumeister 1:07 Accounting in Los Angeles 3:16 A military childhood on the move 5:30 How running found him 8:38 Obstacle races and needing more 12:54 Running for other sports 15:00 Favourite races 18:11 How many marathons? 21:19 Death Valley 23:28 Signing up for the Sahara 25:34 Packing food for the race 29:45 How running changes lives 31:06 Day one in the Sahara 32:49 Who runs an ultramarathon? 38:13 Life at base camp 40:46 Getting past the doubt 42:15 Comfortable being uncomfortable 45:33 Crossing the finish line 48:39 Kilimanjaro 50:42 Rim to rim in the Grand Canyon 53:54 Healthy addictions 55:01 Ryan's last season before COVID 1:00:23 Where were you when COVID hit? 1:04:39 A COVID baby 1:06:44 Getting outside 1:09:57 The shortage of accountants 1:12:01 The first step is the win 1:16:13 Treadmills versus trails 1:19:26 Family, clients and slowing down 1:28:03 Grit and where it comes from 1:32:16 Next up: a 160-mile hike The Ryan Pyle Podcast is ad-free by choice. If you enjoy these conversations, you can buy me a coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/ryanpyle Ryan's TV series are streaming around the world. Follow the Podcast X: https://x.com/RyanPylePodcast Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpylepodcast Follow Ryan Pyle YouTube: https://youtube.com/@ryanjpyle Instagram: https://instagram.com/ryanpyle X: https://x.com/RyanPyle Facebook: https://facebook.com/ryanpyle https://www.ryanpyle.com