316: Chris and Nik Nikic - 1% Better

C Tolle Run

Fitness, Sports, Health & Fitness, Running

4.7 • 556 Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2023

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Carrie chats with Chris and Nik Nikic live at the Publix Atlanta Marathon Expo! Chris is an adidas-sponsored athlete and the first athlete to complete an Ironman with Down Syndrome. In this episode, they discuss all of his ventures (public speaking, author, businessman), his training, feeling the fun and not the pressure, his 321 global effort for more inclusion of neurodivergent athletes in mainstream sports, and much more!

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0:00.0	Hey, CTR family, you want to look good, run gooder? Well, my favorite shades are the gooder
0:04.4	sunglasses. I've been talking about them for years now, and I really can't say enough about
0:09.4	them. You know that the price point is awesome. They're pretty cheap. The colors are so cute,
0:15.4	and they are polarized to protect your eyes. They don't bounce or slip when you are running,
0:19.7	playing basketball, golfing. Not that they would bounce or slip when you golf, but you know what I mean. They don't bounce or slip when you are running, playing basketball, golfing. Not that they
0:21.8	would bounce or slip when you golf, but you know what I mean. They are amazing. They are my faves,
0:26.4	and I definitely think you should try them all out. Check out all their great offers. Plus, if you go
0:30.3	to gooder.com slash carry, you'll receive free shipping. So let's go have some fun with Gooder.
0:42.0	Okay. So let's go have some fun with Gooder. Hi, I'm Olympian Carrie Talafson and welcome to the C-Tolly Run podcast.
0:46.1	Today I bring you a live podcast with Chris and Nick Nickich.
0:49.4	We covered a lot in this episode and I hope you are inspired like I am to be 1% better today than you were yesterday. Chris and his dad talked a lot in this episode and I hope you are inspired like I am to be one percent better today
0:54.8	than you are yesterday. Chris and his dad talked a lot in this episode. We covered so many things,
1:00.8	how Chris has been able to achieve everything that he has set his mind to, being a two-time Ironman,
1:06.1	a marathoner, a public speaker, an author, a businessman, his training, eating Chipotle, dancing, his personal
1:12.1	life, feeling the fun and not the pressure. Chris's love for his mom and dad, and yep, you heard it again,
1:19.6	his girlfriend, Adrian, he loves her so much and she is so fun. We covered so much and laughed a lot. We also danced a little. But most importantly,
1:31.2	we heard about his 321, the 321 global effort for more inclusion of neurodivergent
1:37.0	athletes like Chris to be able to participate in mainstream sports and races all over the world.
1:43.2	They want to come to the party.
1:45.1	So Chris and Nick are living the way that we all should live.
1:49.3	They believe that anything is possible.
1:51.8	So let's do what we do at C-Tali Run.
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