Episode 214 | Chris Mosier

the morning shakeout podcast

Coaching, Marathons, Sports, Olympics, Running, Ultrarunning

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2022

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

This week’s episode is with Chris Mosier. Chris is a hall of fame triathlete, an All-American duathlete, a 6-time member of Team USA, and a two-time national champion and Olympic Trials qualifier in race walking. He’s also a Nike-sponsored athlete who, in 2015, became the first known transgender man to represent the U.S. in international competition. Beyond all of that, however, Chris is an incredible person who knows himself better than nearly anyone I’ve ever met and he’s an advocate, inspiration, mentor, and a role model to so many, myself included.

In this wide-ranging conversation, Chris and I talked about his relationship to sport and how that’s evolved throughout his life. We discussed identity and how he shows up in the different communities that he belongs to, as well as why he doesn’t want to be seen in any one particular type of way. Chris told me about navigating the world now as a white male and how that perspective differs from what he experienced earlier in his life, how we can all be allies and advocates for equal rights in sports and society, and so, so much more.

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0:00.0	I actually feel pretty good about that evolution of myself because it means to me that I do
0:13.6	feel a greater sense of belonging, not just in my self, in this world, but also in my
0:19.2	communities, in the running community, in the sports community, you know, I've wanted
0:23.6	for so long to be seen as the athlete and the person that I am, and not just the trans
0:29.4	athlete and not just, you know, not just any one thing. You know, I want to be able to show
0:34.4	up in the wholeness of who I am and be celebrated for all of it. And I've felt a little closer
0:39.8	to that in recent years and all this kind of slipping away. Maybe I'll just have like the
0:44.5	most audacious season in 2023 with all this anger, this legislative anger, but, you know,
0:50.8	like it just feels different now, which is awesome because that's the goal and the hope for
0:55.0	anybody I think is to continue to grow and evolve.
1:17.2	Hey, what's up everyone? I'm your host, Mario Freyoli, and you are listening to the Morning
1:21.7	Shakeout Podcast. Every week on this show, I try to glean unique insights and uncommon
1:27.4	inspiration from a wide range of personalities in an effort to help you see what's possible
1:32.6	through the lens of running. This week's episode is with Chris Moser. Chris is an incredible
1:39.4	athlete. He's a Hall of Fame triathlete, an all-american-do athlete, a six-time member of
1:45.0	Team USA, and a two-time national champion and Olympic trials qualifier in race walking. He's
1:51.2	also a Nike-sponsored athlete who, in 2015, became the first known transgender man to represent
1:58.2	the United States in international competition. Beyond all that, however, Chris is an incredible
2:03.9	person who knows himself better than nearly anyone I've ever met, and he's an advocate,
2:09.4	inspiration, mentor, and a role model to so many myself included. In this wide-ranging conversation,
2:17.0	Chris and I talked about his relationship to sport and how it's evolved throughout his life.
2:21.9	We discussed identity and how he shows up in the different communities that he belongs to,
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