86. Knox Robinson, Runner & Writer @FirstRun
Hurdle with Emily Abbate
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4.9 • 1.4K Ratings
🗓️ 9 December 2019
⏱️ 86 minutes
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Summary
I could listen to Knox Robinson talk for a while, which is no wonder why this is my longest Hurdle to date. The Brooklyn resident writer and runner has his fair share of how-did-that-even-happen stories, from his days logging miles in Ethiopia with Mo Farah and running with Eliud Kipchoge in Kenya to heading up Fader Magazine and writing Kanye West’s first cover article. Upon sitting down with the father-of-two and run coach, I saw a whole other side of him that perhaps his 27.6K Instagram followers don’t often catch.
In episode 86, the Nike+ Run Club founding coach talks to me about his beginnings as a runner growing up in San Diego, and how his passions landed him running at a collegiate level at Wake Forest. He gets really honest about the #hurdlemoment that made him quit the sport for 10+ years, and the life-changing event that reunited him with his biggest passion. We talk about everything from impossible training tactics and what it felt like to be one of the top 100 male finishers in the NYC Marathon (twice) to his best advice for anyone new to lacing up.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, hurdlers. Emily Abadi here, bringing you episode 86 of hurdle, a podcast that talks to everyone from entrepreneurs to top CEOs and athletes about how they've gotten through tough times, hurdles of sorts, by leaning in to wellness. Today, I'm bringing you my conversation with Knox Robinson. He is known to some as first run on Instagram. He's a writer |
| 0:23.2 | and runner living here in Brooklyn, New York. We've known each other for some time and I have |
| 0:28.6 | been anxious to say the least to have an opportunity to sit down and really get to know this guy |
| 0:34.9 | who has the opportunity who has somehow found his way into logging |
| 0:39.7 | miles with some of the best of them, like Mo Farah and Kipchogi. |
| 0:44.1 | Before we get into Knox's story, I want to take a minute to say thank you to my sponsors |
| 0:49.3 | that helped me bring you hurdle week after week. |
| 0:52.9 | I promise after these shoutouts, I will bring you the podcast |
| 0:56.3 | uninterrupted. So starting off with athletic greens. I shake up athletic greens every day, |
| 1:02.8 | pretty much when I come back in from my morning run, and that's because it just makes me feel |
| 1:07.3 | better. Aside from the fact that it's got 12 servings of fruits and vegetables, when I drink |
| 1:11.9 | it, I feel like it boosts my energy and it gives me a little bit more mental clarity to get a |
| 1:16.9 | jumpstart on all the tasks that I have on my to-do list. They are offering hurdle listeners an awesome |
| 1:23.1 | deal. It's 20 travel packs, a $79 value, absolutely free with your first purchase. |
| 1:29.6 | Just head on over to athletic greens.com slash hurdle. Again, that's athletic greens.com |
| 1:34.7 | slash hurdle to get yours today. No code necessary. Also, I would like to take the time to thank |
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| 1:57.0 | And the fact of the matter is that I just feel more accountable. |
| 2:01.6 | Data shows that the average whoop user has dedicated an additional 41 minutes of sleep per night. |
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