Feb. 19, 2026

Big Bend 100k: Just Let It Happen

Big Bend 100k: Just Let It Happen

Signing up for the Big Bend 100K, I daydreamed about finishing faster, about racing. For years I battled the voices in my head, perfection, and the habit of settling for just finishing. This time something shifted.

This isn’t a story of redemption. It’s a story about what happens when the pieces finally come together — and you let it happen.

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Music and sound effects used in this episode:

Stoic guitar by AndreyPsyche -- https://freesound.org/s/751614/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

Sick guitar dissonat withh airy vox by AndreyPsyche -- https://freesound.org/s/751612/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 4.0

Crowd_Cheering.wav by ken788 -- https://freesound.org/s/386762/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Piano loops 203 octave long loop 120 bpm by josefpres -- https://freesound.org/s/845352/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Donkey braying.wav by LeandiViljoen -- https://freesound.org/s/502081/ -- License: Attribution NonCommercial 3.0Small group talking at lunch.m4a by guyburns -- https://freesound.org/s/434596/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

WHICH WAY (ON THE VERGE) by MadGravityStudio -- https://freesound.org/s/749383/ -- License: Creative Commons 0

Everybody Has a Story (pensive cello & choir) by SondreDrakensson -- https://freesound.org/s/749371/ -- License: Attribution 4.0555723

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