"If you set your goals high, and if you challenge yourself, you will fail. You will fail repeatedly and dramatically." Watch how Chris redefines what it means to fail and how we can change our perspective on failing in life. Chris has his Ph.D. in Kinesiology (2015), with an emphasis in exercise physiology, and did his dissertation on running performance. He has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and has co-authored over 20 conference abstracts. Along with coaching, he has been teaching for over 10 years at the University of Minnesota. He is currently a Lecturer in Kinesiology, and the Director of the M.Ed. Program in Sport and Exercise Science. In addition to teaching classes in sport science, exercise science techniques, physiology, and coaching, he developed the marathon training class and has taught some 800 novice marathoners. A native of Northfield, Minnesota, Chris competed on the NCAA DI powerhouse track and cross country teams at Stanford University in the late 1990s. Following his collegiate career, he was an original member in 2001 of the Team USA Minnesota Distance Training Center. During his years as a competitive runner, he finished third (2001) and then fourth (2006) in the USA Marathon Championships, was a three-time qualifier for the U.S. Olympic Marathon Trials (2004, 2008, 2012), and represented the U.S. in the 2007 Pan-American Games marathon and in the 2010 World Mountain Running Championships, with the team capturing the silver medal. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx