Episode 39 | Billy Yang

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Coaching, Marathons, Sports, Olympics, Running, Ultrarunning

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2018

⏱️ 62 minutes

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"I think my purpose is to share peoples' stories, share my story, share any stories that will impact peoples' lives. And I love the idea of the content that I create living beyond me, I do. I try not to get too wrapped up in legacy and all that crap but when I do allow myself to take a step back and look at the work that I'm creating, to have it impact people, beyond just the small circle of runners, to actually create runners—people who have told me that they started running, not necessarily 100 milers, but marathons, 5Ks, because they've seen a film of mine—man, you can't put a price on that."I really enjoyed sitting down with my friend Billy Yang for this week's episode of the podcast. Billy has been one of my most requested guests since I started the show a year ago and I was finally able to pin him down for an hour last week at The Running Event in Austin, Texas. (Spoiler alert: An hour wasn’t nearly enough time to cover all the things I wanted to cover, so I’m going to have to have Billy back for a round 2 at some point. And with any luck, it won’t take another year for that to happen.)For those of you who don’t know, Billy is one of the preeminent filmmakers—and now podcasters—in the trail and ultra running space. If you’re not familiar with his work, I recommend checking some of it out for yourself at billyyangfilms.com or The Billy Yang Podcast wherever you like to listen to audio content. It's inspired me on many different levels and I can guarantee you that it will move in some way.Billy and I touched on a number of different topics in this conversation, including how we got our respective starts in the storytelling business and why we do what we do, when he picked up his first video camera and realized it was something he wanted to play around with and eventually pursue, and how losing his dad spurred a lifestyle change that led to him quit smoking and take up running. We also talked about struggling with low self-esteem throughout his life and how he’s worked through those times, self-consciousness and dealing with outside opinions, embracing the journey and living the life that’s authentic to him, what he sees as his personal purpose, and so much more.Music and editing for this episode of the morning shakeout podcast by John Summerford at BaresRecords.comComplete show notes: https://www.themorningshakeout.com/podcast-episode-39-with-billy-yang/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	I think my purpose is to share people's stories, share my story, share any stories that will impact people's lives.
0:08.0	And I love the idea of the content that I create living beyond me. I do. I try not to get too wrapped up in
0:17.8	legacy and all that crap, but when I do allow myself to take a step back and look at the work that I'm creating and to
0:26.6	you know have it impact people beyond just like you know the small circle of runners to actually create runners.
0:35.0	People who have told me that they started running, you know, not necessarily 100 mileers,
0:40.0	but marathons 5Ks because they've seen a film in mind?
0:43.0	Man, like you can't put a price on that.
0:46.0	That's Billy Yang, and this is episode 39 of the Morning Shake Out Podcast. Hey what's up everyone. I'm your host Mario Freoli and welcome back or welcome to the
1:04.7	morning shakeout podcast where every week I glean insight and inspiration from top athletes
1:08.8	coaches and personalities in the world of running and this week is certainly no exception. I am excited to
1:13.9	welcome my good friend Billy Yang to the show. Billy has been one of my most
1:17.7	requested guests since I started this podcast a year ago and I was finally able
1:21.6	to pin him down for an hour last week in Austin
1:24.7	Texas. spoiler alert an hour was not nearly enough time to cover all the
1:29.7	things that I wanted to talk about so I'm going to have to have Billy back for a round
1:33.4	two at some point and with any luck it won't take another year for that to happen.
1:37.4	For those of you who don't know who Billy is, Billy is one of the most
1:41.0	pre-eminent filmmakers and now podcasters in the trail and ultra running space.
1:45.0	If you're not familiar with his work, I recommend checking it out at Billy Yang Films.com or the Billy
1:49.8	Yang Podcast, wherever you like to listen to audio content I guarantee you that it will
1:54.3	move you in some way is moved me multiple times over the past several years
1:58.6	Billy and I touched on a number of different topics in this episode
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