Enduring the Barkley Marathon and Beyond with Harvey Lewis—Ultrarunner

The Aggressive Life with Brian Tome

Crossroads

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.9 • 756 Ratings

🗓️ 24 May 2022

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Harvey Lewis is endurance. The ultrarunning champion and adventurer routinely pushes the limits of human capabilities, one step at a time. The winner of prestigious races like the Badwater Ultramarathon in Death Valley, and the Big Dog Backyard Ultra, a race with no finish line, Harvey discusses endurance, patience, and participating in the Barkley Marathon—the hardest race in the world. Marked with trademark humility and grace, Harvey’s wisdom is a gift.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the aggressive life.
0:09.6	You know, I've said this many, many times here.
0:11.5	We're trying to be a bit of a different podcast.
0:14.5	If you're just trying to do what everybody else is doing, you really don't need to exist.
0:19.3	This podcast isn't about like interesting,
0:21.6	cool ideas, though we do have some interesting, cool ideas. It's about movement. It's about
0:27.5	pushing yourself to get up and go. Stop waiting for things. Stop waiting. And instead,
0:36.4	try to improve things.
0:38.1	Put the sweat in to make it happen.
0:40.9	Today we're going to talk with a guy who has put the sweat in.
0:45.5	And it's created a bit of a cascade effect in his life.
0:48.7	I'm kind of excited to get to know this guy a little bit today.
0:51.6	I just met him for the first time just now. Harvey Lewis is
0:56.5	endurance. He is get up and I got to go. He's a record-setting ultra-marathon runner and adventurer.
1:03.9	Routinely pushed himself to the limits. How would he put him, push himself to limits?
1:09.2	Well, put him one foot in front of the other.
1:12.1	We could spend the rest of our time going through his race highlights,
1:14.9	Badwater Ultra Marathon and Death Valley, Big Dog backyard Ultra,
1:19.5	a race that has no finish.
1:21.7	This has got to be the sickest thing I've ever read about.
1:23.9	No finish.
1:24.8	A four-mile course.
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