Setting Goals that Scare You - Deep Dive into Running a 2:40 Marathon

Conor Johnston played Division 1 college soccer with Dirk at the University of Portland where they won a West Coast Conference Championship together in 2016. Today, Conor is the lead Project Manager for Momentasize Construction and serves as Dirk's right-hand man overseeing most aspects of the construction company's project finances and day-to-day activities. Conor and Dirk traded in their soccer cleats for a pair of running shoes, and now both train together regularly, having already run the Eugene Marathon together in 2 Hours and 58 Minutes (6:47/Mile Pace) and just recently ran the California International Marathon where they attempted on to run 26.2 miles in under 2 hours and 40 minutes (6:00/Mile pace). Did they do it? Listen and find out!

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Dirk van der Velde is the founder of Momentasize Companies. He’s a freedom-loving husband, father, and entrepreneur.

The concept of Momentasize was first born in 2019 while Dirk was training for his first 100-mile race. During a run with his good friend and training partner, Matt, he was attempting to explain how running had changed his life. As he struggled to put the feeling into words, he blurted out that it helped him “momentasize” his life. Every difficult run led him into a flow state that in turn, helped him in both his personal and professional life to conquer each and every moment or to... “Momentasize” it. The idea stuck with him, and using this foundational mindset, he went on to create Momentasize Companies in 2021.

The Momentasize brand now encompasses a construction, development, and real estate investment company. Dirk and his wife Shai have a huge vision for Momentasize Companies. Their mission is to bring dreams to life through the built environment and share a passion for bringing many minds and hundreds of hands together to bring these dreams into reality. "We live the growth mindset. We create and love doing it."