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Some Work, All Play

153. Grayson Murphy Interview! World Champion Talks Happiness and Athletics!

Some Work, All Play

David Roche and Megan Roche

Running, Sports

4.82.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 May 2023

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

We are so excited for this episode where we got to party with one of our favorite people: Grayson Murphy. She was fresh off a double national championship, winning the U.S. Uphill Champs on one day, followed by the U.S. Mountain Champs the next day, both in dominant fashion. In a few short years, she has established herself as one of the best trail runners in world history. How did she do it? Grayson describes a journey that was as much emotional as physical, learning to find happiness in the long-term process. Her incredible story features going to college to play soccer before finding out she was quite good at this running thing, becoming a professional and learning that she needed to follow a different path, and then courageously blazing her own trail in the sport. Her race wins are cool, but what's so inspiring about Grayson is her independent spirit, and how she has discovered that she gets to decide what it means to be successful in athletics.

And that was just the start! Grayson talks about everything from overcoming competition anxiety to dealing with injuries to her fueling secret (dino nuggets sponsorship please). We hope this episode leaves you with inspiration to take the trail that's most meaningful to you. Especially if that trail is a bit overgrown and scary!

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Transcript

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0:00.0

Woohoo, what can this summer call play podcast?

0:02.6

We are so happy with you today.

0:04.2

Happy Tuesday.

0:05.2

It's Tuesday.

0:06.0

And I'm feeling so rejuvenated on this Tuesday, David.

0:08.5

It feels like my physiology is bubbling.

0:10.4

I'm ready to go.

0:11.5

You look so bubbly right now, Megan.

0:13.4

You look like a Coca-Cola, one of those incredibly refreshing

0:17.3

life-changing drinks that you get after a long hot ride.

0:21.0

Like one of those drinks that if you shake,

0:22.5

they're about to explode.

0:23.5

It's like kind of my energy.

0:26.0

That is so true, which makes sense,

0:27.5

because we just got back from your sister's wedding,

0:29.4

where you were the matron of honor,

0:31.4

and you absolutely rocked the speech.

0:34.0

And the speech was at 8.15 p.m.

0:36.0

It was just an incredible accomplishment for you,

0:37.8

because it was past your bedtime.

0:39.0

Oh, thank you.

0:39.8

Well, matron of honor sounds really,

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