To many of you, Abdi Abdirahman is a household name. He’s the first American distance runner to make five Olympic teams and the oldest American distance runner ever to make an Olympic team. The list of accomplishments goes on. A few years ago, he wrote a book called “Abdi’s World,” which chronicles his impressive career in running, and that's why I wanted to have him on the show. In this conversation, we discuss:

• Not taking the sport too seriously as a strategy to stay competitive.
• Self-belief and why he’s never lacked motivation to be a professional runner.
• The importance of a team environment and the psychological challenges of group workouts.
• Rules to live by in running.
• What’s next for his professional career.

Like probably everyone else, I found Abdi to be equal parts generous, joyful, introspective, and excited in this conversation. I hope you take as much from it for your own running life as I did.

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