81. Charlie Dark, Founder Run Dem Crew
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
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4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 4 November 2019
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
Spoiler alert: This may be one of my favorite episodes to date. When Charlie Dark (@daddydarkrdc) started running, he was in a bad place. Dropped by his record label, the DJ and poet was teaching a poetry and creative writing class in east London and had recently lost a friend of his. It began under the cover of darkness. Between 1 and 3 a.m., he’d leave the recording studio in the early hours of the morning and run home. “I didn’t want anyone to see me. I didn’t need anyone to watch me fail.”
Within a year’s time, he had shared his love for the sport with friends. Every Friday night, they’d link up to run a single mile. Soon after this #hurdlemoment, Run Dem Crew was born. Currently at more than 500 strong, Dark says that co-founding the collective gave him new purpose. “We’re changing lives.” In episode 81 — recorded live at the Lululemon Re:Pair Lab — we’re chatting everything from how to defeat imposter syndrome to the highs and lows of conquering the marathon distance. Plus, following your true passion and the power of running culture.
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| 0:00.0 | The fact that we are at episode 81 just blows my mind. |
| 0:08.3 | Episode 81 of Hurtle, a podcast that talks to everyone from entrepreneurs to top CEOs and |
| 0:13.9 | athletes about how they've gotten through tough times, hurdles of sorts, by leaning into |
| 0:19.1 | wellness. |
| 0:20.1 | My name is Emily Abadi, and today I am so amped to bring you my super special live conversation |
| 0:27.9 | with Charlie Dark. |
| 0:29.9 | He is a DJ, a poet, and the founder of the London-based running collective run-dem crew. |
| 0:38.6 | And this episode's really special. |
| 0:39.9 | We did it live, as I said, at the Lulu Lemon Repair Lab. |
| 0:44.1 | For the month of October, the company popped up down in Soho on Prince Street and put |
| 0:50.8 | together a really awesome experience for runners gearing up for the New York City |
| 0:54.5 | marathon to do things like sit in Norma Tech boots, use hypervolts, and just get a little |
| 1:00.2 | TLC for their body leading up to the big day. |
| 1:04.2 | Now, obviously, this episode is going live on Monday, the marathon on Sunday. |
| 1:09.3 | So a huge congratulations to all of the runners who went out there, |
| 1:14.3 | who did the thing. The New York City Marathon is my favorite day to be a New Yorker, whether |
| 1:19.5 | or not I'm actually towing the starting line. It is just so full of magic. So to all of you |
| 1:25.6 | who went out there and crushed it, congratulations. Before we get to it, |
| 1:30.6 | quick shout out to my sponsor, whoop. If you've never heard of whoop before, it is a wrist-worn |
| 1:36.0 | heart rate monitor that tracks things like strain and sleep and recovery, and it has dramatically |
| 1:41.4 | impacted the way I treat my body for the better. |
| 1:45.2 | They are offering hurdle listeners an awesome deal. |
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