56 Matt Hurley - From Prison to Podiums
Purple Patch Podcast
Matt Dixon
4.8 • 647 Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2019
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
This episode features a special conversation with a man who is central to the success at Purple Patch.
Matt Hurley is the Director of Coaching Operations at Purple Patch and he’s also an accomplished athlete, becoming overall champion at last year’s Ironman 70.3 Maine. He’s a multiple qualifier to the 70.3 World Championships and is also making quite a name in the SwimRun race scene. In fact, last year, he and his partner (fellow Purple Patch Coach, John Stevens), won the overall victory at the SwimRun San Juan Islands- beating a certain Lance Armstrong and his partner, Olympic triathlon champion, Simon Whitfield, to take the overall win.
And yet, in this episode, the conversation isn’t centered on athletic or coaching accomplishments. It’s a raw look at process, performance, and personal perseverance.
Matt Hurley speaks openly and honestly about his past drug addiction, years of dealing, and subsequent prison sentence. With vulnerability, he shares his journey of hitting rock bottom, coming out the other side of darkness, and finally finding his very own purple patch.
We hope that if you’re struggling with addiction, or if you have struggled, perhaps this episode can help you navigate. Even if you’re not, we hope that you find inspiration in this honest and raw portrayal of a true athlete, mentor, coach, and leader.
To learn more about Matt Hurley:
To learn more about Purple Patch Coaching, email [email protected] or visit our Coaching Page.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm Matt Dixon and welcome to the Purple Patch podcast. |
| 0:03.6 | The mission of Purple Patch is to empower and educate every human being to reach their athletic potential. |
| 0:09.4 | Through the lens of athletic potential, you reach your human potential. |
| 0:13.3 | The purpose of this podcast is to help time-starved people everywhere integrate sport into life. |
| 0:20.0 | And welcome to the Purple Patch podcast as ever, |
| 0:23.5 | your host Matt Dixon. And today, well, we've got a conversation. We've got a conversation |
| 0:29.0 | with a man who I think is central to much of the success of Purple Patch. He's our director |
| 0:35.4 | of coaching operations. He's a wonderful athlete. He's |
| 0:39.3 | become a trusted resource for myself and Kelly. And yet today, we're going to talk about drugs, |
| 0:47.3 | we're going to talk about dealing, we're going to talk about addiction, we're going to talk about |
| 0:52.7 | prison. What does this have to do with performance? |
| 0:57.4 | Well, today, the story is about navigating addiction, coming out the other side, and finding |
| 1:03.8 | his very own purple patch. Matt Hurley, today, you're going to be on the spot with me. |
| 1:10.3 | We're going to talk about your journey through |
| 1:13.2 | life and in your few short years well i don't mind saying it's been a little crazy but before we do |
| 1:20.5 | that let's do word of the week we like the way he thinks serious with a wink let's open the book it thinks, serious with a wink. Let's open the book. |
| 1:29.3 | It's time to take a peek. |
| 1:31.3 | It's the Dixenary Word of the Week. |
| 1:36.3 | And the word of the week this week? |
| 1:38.3 | Well, it's three words. |
| 1:40.3 | It's eggs, potato and coffee. |
| 1:43.3 | Eggs, potato and coffee. Eggs, potato and coffee. |
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