90: Martinus Evans On His Quest To Prove To His Doctor That Running A Marathon At 350 Lbs Would NOT Kill Him

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Light Watkins

Self-improvement, Religion & Spirituality, Society & Culture, Education

4.9 • 960 Ratings

🗓️ 9 February 2022

⏱️ 92 minutes

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We have a truly inspirational episode for you! Martinus Evans is the brain and body behind 300 Pounds and Running, as well as the Slow AF Run Club. In today's conversation, we get to hear his story and his biggest lessons and reflections. From growing up next door to a drug dealer to his brother's tragic death, Martinus faced adversity from a young age. He lays out the path that he took to playing football and his aspirations to play for a college team. He then explains the obstacles tha...

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0:00.0	I'm going to the doctor's office and he's a very short guy, very thick accent.
0:08.6	When I'm having this conversation like, yeah, you know, I can't put any weight on it.
0:12.1	I played football is it a
0:14.4	previous football injury yada yada yada and he's looking at me he's like well
0:18.7	Mr Evans like I know why you're in pain I'm like all right lay it on what is it you know already you already you ain't diagnosed me you ain't felt on me and
0:27.2	nothing you ain't we even look at my child like how you know why I'm in pain
0:31.2	and he's like because you're fat?
0:34.3	Like what?
0:35.7	Like you're fat?
0:37.5	And he like goes on this whole tangio.
0:41.3	You got a pregnant woman's stomach, these titties,
0:45.1	and like you need to start walking,
0:48.0	you need to lose weight, you're gonna die,
0:50.2	and like all these other things.
0:52.3	Here and that brought me back to like some of the stuff that I heard throughout my
0:56.9	childhood or just growing up. And I remember just saying sarcastically him because at this point
1:02.4	I've checked out. So I like yeah whatever and I remember like all right I'm
1:06.5	I'm gonna run a marathon it's like you run a marathon dude had the most biggest
1:11.9	laugh ever like I told a joke.
1:14.7	I was like you run a marathon like you gonna die.
1:17.6	Like what you mean I'm gonna die?
1:19.6	Like you gonna die.
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