097: Earl Granville | Enduring Warrior

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 28 June 2016

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

The sole survivor in a vehicle obliterated by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, Earl Granville had to find a way to get up again, but with only one leg remaining. This interview transpired after Granville completed the seventy+ mile, sixty hour adventure known as Spartan Agoge, so clearly he is well on his way. As if the accident weren’t bad enough, Granville’s twin brother took his own life, but in his greatest tragedy he also found his redemption. As a motivational speaker, he has used his misfortune to be in service to others. Granville’s life so far is a testament to the Nietzsche truism, “He who has a why to live can bear almost any how.”

Lessons:

1. Sometimes the most unfortunate people are the ones who are never tested.
2. We should honor the privilege of being alive by giving back.
3. The upside of adversity is that it can be harnessed to find your passion.

Transcript

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0:00.0	We are here for Spartan Up Podcast at Muddies in the middle of the woods, Pittsfield, Vermont.
0:06.0	We've got Seth from my left, we've got Dr. Johnny, and we've got David Lucas standing in for Colonel Nye.
0:11.0	And we've got Earl Granville today. He is he was injured at war and
0:18.4	as well as some other things that went on with his life which will get into which will blow you away
0:22.3	but came out of it with a smile,
0:24.3	strong, tough as nails, get stuff done, inspire as others, motivational speaker.
0:29.0	I think you guys are going to love this one.
0:41.0	We are here for Spartan up podcast in Vermont in beautiful Vermont with Earl Granville who, famous elite resilient Earl Granville.
0:45.6	We try. Thanks for having me Joe. Hey thanks for coming.
0:48.6	Absolutely. So you just got done with 60 Hour Gogie. Yes. You're an animal.
0:52.0	You don't even look like you broke a sweat.
0:54.3	Oh, I broke a sweat. Was it tough? It was tough, you know, for me it was just terrain.
0:59.3	It's in the miles on top of that terrain. I mean, it's just a Spartan beast, those hills.
1:05.0	It's not the obstacles I feel like are the most challenging.
1:07.0	It's for the obvious reasons with missing a leg.
1:10.0	Going up and down those hills.
1:11.0	All of a sudden you're going to complain about missing a leg.
1:13.2	It's not like it's only a leg.
1:17.8	Like I said, it's challenging.
1:19.0	You will say that.
1:20.3	But you guys clocked, I don't know how to be 60 miles 70 miles I mean you did just the loops I made you guys do over at area 51 were 25
1:30.2	Okay, so that was 25 miles. So I don't know. I mean what do you normally do? Like what's a long
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