210: 7 Marathons, 7 Continents in 7 days at age 66 with Robert Owens

The Hard Way With Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Education

4.8 • 874 Ratings

🗓️ 28 August 2018

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

7-7-7 World Marathon Challenge: Seven marathons, seven continents in seven days and that's just the tip of the iceberg for this sixty-six year old! Robert and Johnny talk this week about what it means to build a "win" into each day and when faced with struggles and challenges do you "suck your thumb, or suck it up?!" As a former Special Ops Pararescueman, Owens has lived his life for others and along the way has inspired everyone that the older you get the fitter you can be and the harder challenges you can conquer.

LESSONS:

You don't have to age decrepitly
Who your friends are influences your future
A strong why keeps you going
Program a "win" into each day
Help people and let them help you
Have "encouragers" in your life
Everyday we have choices - ask: does it make you or break you?
Don't run from the pain, it helps you grow. There is no victory without struggle.
Do you suck your thumb or suck it up?

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TIME STAMPS:

0:00 Hosts intro

1:20 interview with Robert Owens begins

2:45 deciding to grow stronger as you age

4:00 strength training regimen

5:30 challenge accepted

7:45 the Seven, Seven, Seven

9:30 Antarctica to South Africa: 2 marathons in the same day

11:30 how your friends influence your future

13:00 what are you tired of? What do you want to change?

13:45 programming "wins" into your day

14:12 Athletic Greens break

18:11 who are the encouragers in your life?

19:00 helping people is as great as the win

21:00 the benefits of struggle

26:45 training for Pararescue

28:50 Sefra, Johnny, Col. Nye and Joe De Sena discuss the interview

LINKS:

Robert Owens https://www.roberthamiltonowens.com/

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CREDITS:

Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.

Hosts: Joe De Sena with Johnny Waite, Sefra Alexandra, and Col. Tim Nye.

Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra

Transcript

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0:00.0	This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Athletic Greens.
0:03.0	Ensure your body gets the nutrition it needs.
0:06.0	Athletic Greens has a special offer for our listeners.
0:09.0	Just go to Athletic Greens.
0:11.0	com slash Spartan, and then when you place your order they'll send you a
0:14.9	free travel pack with 20 individually wrapped packets. That's a free offer just
0:19.4	for our listeners. Spartan up guests. We are here. We got Colonel N Nye we got set for the seed we got
0:25.3	Johnny the doctor we got Marion the producer and we got Andrea the technical
0:31.6	assistant and our guest is Robert Owens, and this guy is a bad-ass.
0:37.6	What's the deal?
0:38.6	66 years old?
0:40.6	66 years old?
0:41.6	Knocks out seven marathons seven continents in seven days and that's like the tip of the iceberg
0:47.0	Not even the hardest thing he did not even the hardest thing he did by the way there are 20 year olds that couldn't do half of what this guy did.
0:53.2	And that don't look half as good as he does.
0:55.0	And so I guess if you want to be incredible,
1:00.2	if you want to look good in separate's eyes, you want to learn from this guy.
1:05.0	100%.
1:06.0	Let's watch and check out.
1:07.0	And listen. Welcome to Spartan Up Podcast, I'm here with a really incredible guest.
1:24.0	Sometimes we have athletes, sometimes we have business people, this guy covers the gamut.
1:28.0	Robert Owens, welcome.
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