4.6 • 931 Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2016
⏱️ 51 minutes
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David Alley was the first person to both cycle and run around the edge of Australia.
I know listeners will appreciate hearing about David’s multi-year journey to train and re-train his body for cycling and running great distances. They will also have the opportunity to hear David’s reasons for raising money for Depression awareness and why that may be such an important issue for runners, in particular.
What makes David Alley so inspirational are not just his athletic achievements, but also his passion and compassion for the human spirit and other people. Listen [...]
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0:00.0 | I went into a doctor surgery which had stayed open late for me that night and they took one look at my |
0:06.0 | toe and the doctor said I'm sorry but it's over. |
0:10.9 | Welcome to the Runners Connect Run to the Top Podcast, where it's all about learning |
0:16.4 | from the best and most inspiring minds in this board. So together we can train |
0:21.5 | a smarter, healthier, and faster running community. |
0:25.6 | Now here's your host, Tina Muir. |
0:29.2 | Hello, this is Tina Muir. |
0:32.0 | Thank you for joining me for the latest episode of the Run to the Top podcast. I really appreciate the time you've given to talk to me today. |
0:39.0 | Last week I talked to my friend Brad Beer who answered your questions about injuries. |
0:44.1 | It was quite the episode and if you're ever worried about how you should know whether to run through |
0:49.2 | an injury or to stop, this is what you need to listen to. |
0:53.0 | I know you love the inspirational stories, those everyday heroes who accomplish mind-blowing |
0:58.1 | things, and today I have a very special one for you. |
1:01.7 | I'm hoping by the end of this episode you will believe |
1:04.3 | that you too can do something that right now seems impossible and I mean that. |
1:10.3 | Today I'm talking to David Ali, better known as the man who completed the races around Australia. |
1:18.0 | Yeah, you heard that right. He went around the edge of Australia multiple times to become the first person to ever cycle |
1:25.8 | and run around the country. It is quite the story and I know you're going to finish up |
1:30.6 | this today feeling very inspired. But before we meet Dave, let's take a |
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1:40.5 | performance. I have become addicted to my Jabra Pulse sport |
1:44.4 | headphones using them for almost every easy run but sh don't tell my coach you will |
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