Episode 207 | Marquis Bowden

the morning shakeout podcast

Coaching, Marathons, Sports, Olympics, Running, Ultrarunning

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2022

⏱️ 83 minutes

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Summary

This week’s conversation is with Marquis Bowden, who you may remember from Episode 132 back in the fall of 2020. Since that time nearly two years ago Marquis and I have kept in close touch and make it a point to catch up with one another every couple of weeks. His life has undergone a lot of changes since we recorded that first podcast: he moved from the only place he’d ever known, Los Angeles, California, to the mountains of Boulder, Colorado. He’s embedded himself into the running and cycling communities there and put himself on a path to chase his professional, athletic, and personal dreams.

In this episode, we talk about that transition and what it’s been like for him. We discuss trauma, hardship, reaching out for help, and prioritizing mental health. Marquis told me about trying to take his running to the next level, navigating injuries from both a physical and emotional standpoint, the importance of leaning into his community, especially during tough times, and a lot more.

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0:00.0	If I wasn't injured right now, again, it would just be me suppressing things.
0:10.9	At some point in time, these things are going to come up, you know, it's no way around
0:15.4	it.
0:16.4	It's how life is.
0:17.4	It's how things come up, things happen, and I'm happy that this is happening, it gives
0:21.0	me an opportunity of chance to get better as a person, you know, so I can be loving to
0:25.8	others and caring for others, but it's not for myself.
0:28.5	It's no way I can become a better runner, it's no way I can become a better person, you
0:33.5	know, better husband ever, you know, to someone one day, a better friend, you know, better
0:37.8	coach or a co-worker, XYZ, if I'm not right within.
1:02.1	Hey, what's up everyone, I'm your host, Mario Freole, and you're listening to The Morning
1:06.4	Shakeout Podcast.
1:08.6	Every week on this show, I try to glean unique insights and uncommon inspiration from a wide
1:13.5	range of personalities in an effort to help you see what's possible through the lens
1:17.9	of running.
1:19.7	This week's conversation is with Marquis Bowden, who you may remember from episode 132 back
1:25.2	in the fall of 2020.
1:27.8	Since that time, nearly two years ago, Marquis and I have kept in close touch and make it
1:31.7	a point to catch up with one another every couple of weeks.
1:35.0	His life has undergone a lot of changes since we recorded that first podcast.
1:39.6	He moved from the only place he'd ever known, Los Angeles, California, to the mountains
1:44.4	of Boulder, Colorado.
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