Episode 125 | Marcus Brown

the morning shakeout podcast

Coaching, Marathons, Sports, Olympics, Running, Ultrarunning

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 September 2020

⏱️ 84 minutes

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“Running isn’t always comfortable. It’s not always like some sort of nirvana that you’re jumping out of bed and clicking your heels to do. But having those kind of whys really kind of reframed me rather than having one why of, ‘it must be about the medal, it must be about the time.’ You have different whys…you need a pocket full of whys basically depending on the day to achieve your goals, really.” Marcus Brown, known as @themarathonmarcus on Instagram, is a six-star World Marathon Majors finisher from London. He hosts the A Runner’s Life Podcast, and he’s one of the co-founders of Black Trail Runners, a UK-based community and campaigning group that seeks to increase the inclusion, participation and representation of Black people in trail running. We covered a lot of ground in this episode. Marcus told me about his journey into running, how his relationship with it has evolved over the years, and why he views the marathon as a metaphor for life. We also discussed his relationship to anxiety, learning to be happy within yourself, and why it’s important to have a pocket full of whys. He also told me about growing up black in the UK and why he had chip on his shoulder as a kid, launching Black Trail Runners and the fight for intentional inclusion in the sport, and the importance of opening up access to running and creating positive change in our local communities. We also geeked out about podcasting, talked about Marcus’ relationship with Instagram, where he has a sizable following, and much more.This episode of the podcast is brought to you by New Balance. The Fresh Foam 1080v10 has been a go-to for me since January of this year and I continue to be impressed with its comfort, versatility, and durability. If you’re looking for a workhorse to add to your own stable of shoes this fall, check out the 1080v10 at newbalance.com.Complete show notes: https://themorningshakeout.com/podcast-episode-125-with-marcus-brown/Sign up here to get the morning shakeout email newsletter delivered to your inbox every Tuesday morning: www.themorningshakeout.com/subscribe/Support the morning shakeout on Patreon: www.patreon.com/themorningshakeout

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0:00.0	Running isn't always comfortable. It's not always like some sort of
0:08.8	of nirvana that you're jumping out of bed and clicking your heels to do, you know. But having those kind of
0:15.4	wise really kind of reframe me rather than having one why of, or it must be
0:20.6	about the metal, it must be about the time you you have different wires you need a
0:24.8	pocket full of wise basically depending on the day and to achieve your goals really. Hey, what's up everybody. I'm your host Mario Freoli.
0:43.0	Hope you didn't miss me too much these past few weeks.
0:45.5	I'm back from my break with a fresh episode of the podcast,
0:48.9	and my guest for this one is Marcus Brown.
0:52.1	Marcus, who's known as The Marathon Marcus on Instagram is a six-star
0:56.1	World Marathon Major's finisher from London. He hosts the A Runners Life
1:00.6	podcast and he's one of the co-founders of Black Trail Runners which is a
1:04.1	UK-based community and campaigning group that seeks to increase the inclusion,
1:08.3	participation and representation of black people in trail running. We covered a lot of ground in this episode.
1:15.0	Marcus told me about his journey into running,
1:18.0	how his relationship with it has evolved over the years,
1:20.0	and why he views the marathon as a metaphor for life. We also discussed
1:24.7	his relationship to anxiety, learning to be happy within yourself, and why it's
1:29.0	important to have a pocket full of wise. He also told me about growing up black in the UK and why he had a chip on his shoulder as a kid,
1:36.5	launching black trail runners and the fight for intentional inclusion in the sport, and the importance of
1:41.5	opening up access to running and creating positive change in our local
1:44.9	communities. We also geeked out about podcasting, talked about Marcus's relationship with
1:49.5	Instagram where he has a sizable following and a lot more.
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