13. Sir Mo Farah: Anything is possible in life

The Joe Wicks Podcast

BBC

Health & Fitness

4.6 • 1.8K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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Summary

The UK’s favourite fitness coach is back with series two of his podcast. This summer, Joe will be speaking to inspirational friends and some of his favourite people to ask them what they do to keep themselves feeling mentally and physically strong in the face of life’s little challenges. It might be going for a new personal best on the running machine, or cosying up with a good book; every guest will share the one thing that works for them in the hope it might inspire you to try something new. In the first episode of series two, Joe speaks to one of the UK's most decorated Olympians, Sir Mo Farah. He's the current holder of the 'double double', gold medals in both the 5,000 and 10,000 metres at the London and Rio Olympic Games. As a teenager growing up in London, Mo says running saved him from taking a less positive route in his life. Mo dials into the podcast from his US high altitude training camp where he's currently preparing to defend his medals in the delayed Tokyo Olympics later in the summer. Joe hears how Mo maintains focus on the starting lines of the biggest races on the planet and how his family have helped him through the ups and downs of professional sport. And that Mo's obsession with following football helps him switch off from the pressures of training. This is sunshine in a podcast. Joe Wicks is here for you, and he won’t stop until you’re fit and happy. Producer: Clare Salisbury Editor: Dimitri Houtart A BBC Audio Bristol production for Radio 4

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0:00.0	BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, Podcasts Hello, I'm Joe Wix and welcome to the Joe Wix
0:12.4	podcast from BBC Radio 4. You might know me as the body coach and in my career I've
0:18.2	made it my mission to help everyone get fit and healthy but most importantly happy.
0:23.0	So in this podcast I'm speaking to some of the most inspirational people around to find
0:27.0	out what they do to keep both physically and mentally strong.
0:31.4	I'm so excited to welcome you to the first episode of Season 2 of the podcast and I've
0:35.5	got a brilliant guest to kick things off. If this man won't motivate you to achieve
0:39.5	your goals I don't know who will. He has Britain's all-time most successful Olympic track
0:44.2	athlete, a world record holder and true superstar, it's the incredible Sir Mo Farah. He has
0:51.1	created memories for the whole nation, especially the Olympic Games in London and Rio. And
0:56.1	I know firsthand just how driven he is to succeed because he's personally helped me to
1:00.4	achieve a running PB of my own. You'll hear more about that in the podcast. I caught up
1:05.2	with Mo while he was over in America on a training camp and we had a great chat about
1:08.0	his career and the things he loves to do when he's not running. So enjoy this one, here
1:12.2	we go.
1:24.8	Sir Mo Farah, what an absolute legend mate. I'm so glad you found some time during your
1:28.3	massive hectic training schedule to do a little chat on my podcast about how things
1:32.4	go in. Yeah, things are going well mate. I'm at him in the US flagship so just putting
1:36.6	the work as you know you have to put in the work but you're really excited to see
1:39.8	him. Yeah, you're like the most well-traveled man. You're all over the place. You're always
1:43.1	in beautiful places doing training camps. You're in America at the moment, yeah? Yeah, I'm
1:46.3	in Flagstaff America. This elevation is about 8,000 feet above sea level. Just enjoy myself,
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