EP 216: Learn To Thrive On Long, Boring Things, Develop Resilience, and Sustain Focus - Martin Parnell
How does an extreme athlete face an extreme personal event?
Martin Parnell an Englishman living in Canada ran 250 marathons in a year, and in doing so ran himself into the Guinness Book of Records. In 2002, at the age of 47, he started running, completing marathons, triathlons, ultra-marathons and setting four Guinness World Records along the way. This is a terrific story of a guy who found his why and set about achieving a true purpose. It’s a story of determination, ambition, resilience, service, compassion and love.
Here's what we discuss in this week's show:
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“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
― Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
Martin Parnell an Englishman living in Canada ran 250 marathons in a year, and in doing so ran himself into the Guinness Book of Records. In 2002, at the age of 47, he started running, completing marathons, triathlons, ultra-marathons and setting four Guinness World Records along the way. This is a terrific story of a guy who found his why and set about achieving a true purpose. It’s a story of determination, ambition, resilience, service, compassion and love.
Here's what we discuss in this week's show:
- When people ask Martin what he does, how does he like to reply?
- Of all of his running achievements, which event or run is his proudest moment?
- Martin was a tubby kid; how did he have to change his identity to become a runner?
- What is his message to his granddaughter Autumn? What impact do the kids of his charity - Right To Play - have on Martin performance?
- Does Martin use running as a platform to be able to help others?
- Martin thrives on long boring things, that is very different from how society operates. What is the mindset he takes to his activities?
- Where do his resilience and grit come from?
- When Martin runs, does he listen to a soundtrack, podcast, or is it just quiet?
- Martin has a running formula 9 + 1, 9 mins running 1 min walk, and he lives life 10 mins at a time.
- Martin talks about a dark moment in his running career and how did he deal with it?
- In 2015 in Winnipeg, Martin was feeling sick at a speaking engagement; it was a blood clot. We go to that night.
- The conversation Martin had with himself when he heard the news he had a blood clot and a very long road to recovery?
- How does an extreme athlete face an extreme personal event?
- What three words best describe Martin?
The Mojo Radio Show - © Gary Bertwistle & Darren Robertson
Products or companies we discuss are not paid endorsements. They are not sponsored by, nor do we have any professional or affiliate relationship of any kind with any of the companies or products highlighted in the show.... sadly! It’s just stuff we like, think is cool and maybe of interest to you our listeners.
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming "Wow! What a Ride!”
― Hunter S. Thompson, The Proud Highway: Saga of a Desperate Southern Gentleman, 1955-1967
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Martin Parnell Website
http://www.martinparnell.com/home/
Fiona Apple & Quentin Tarantino on the series Iconoclasts
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2G1WFiXtg74
The Mojo Radio Show
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The Mojo Radio Show on Facebook
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The Mojo Radio Show on Twitter
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