059: Meb Keflezighi | Run to Overcome

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2015

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Becoming the only person to win the Boston and New York marathons AND medal in the Olympics, Meb Keflezighi stepped up to the challenge by remembering his father’s sacrifice. His father fled war torn Eritrea carrying only a canteen, stick, sack of barley and matches to ward of hyenas; Keflezighi is grateful for regular aid stations to ease his way. He and his family made it to the United States via Italy and through hard work and perseverance all became successes in their respective ways. Keflezighi details his inspiring journey in this episode.

Lessons:

1. Frame of reference can push you towards your goals. Running a marathon with the luxury of aid stations is nothing compared to hiking hundreds of miles through hostile lands to save your family.
2. A goal bigger than yourself, that impacts people in a positive way, is an excellent motivator.
3. It’s not about winning, but getting the best out of yourself.

Transcript

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0:00.0	This week we are interviewing Mebb, an amazing runner with an amazing story.
0:04.6	I promise you it's going to blow you away and it is still raining it's been raining raining for 173 days. We're going to interview
0:26.0	Meb Keflee, hopefully I have his pronunciation correctly,
0:30.0	um, incredible runner, crushed Boston, crushed New York, in the Olympics, American, but you'll
0:36.0	you'll start to get it when we get into the interview.
0:39.0	Yeah, an unbelievable story.
0:40.0	Unbelievable story.
0:41.0	We got Colonel Nye is going to chime in, we've got Dr. Johnny, and we've got saff for lavum.
0:46.0	Lavo, la vah.
0:49.0	And let's go, let's go see what he's all about.
0:52.0	Absolutely. We are here, you got me? We are here at Spartan up the
0:55.9	podcast. I don't even know where we are. Anaheim, California, is that where we are?
0:59.9	We're in a hotel with a conference that we're the only ones at. I'm with Meb. I can't even
1:06.7	pronounce your last name. You're the only marathon runner to ever win New York, win the
1:11.8	Olympic, and win the Boston Marathon. Is that right?
1:15.0	The only, yeah, except the medalist. Now I didn't want the Olympic Games. I was silver medalist,
1:21.0	the only medalist in the Olympics Boston Marathon Champion in New York City Marathon Champion.
1:26.0	Why is it, why would it be tough for a gold medal that's saying the Olympics to win New York and Boston. Why hasn't that happened?
1:35.0	I think the reason hasn't happened that three championships is because, you know, as an athlete,
1:40.3	a lot of things happen. You know, you have to pick up that day, you have to deal with
1:43.2	injuries, you have to do with food poisoning, you got to do everything, and that day has to come
1:47.8	together for you and sometimes you get second place. That's why it's not Olympic Champion versus Olympic Civil Medal.
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