Episode 55 | Ryan Hall

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Coaching, Marathons, Sports, Olympics, Running, Ultrarunning

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🗓️ 26 March 2019

⏱️ 54 minutes

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"I think what made me me was taking big risks and training really hard. And I think that's what allowed me to have such high highs but it's also why I had so many low lows as well. I think if I would have taken the edge off my training I probably would have just been a lot more steady in my results and not so up and down and all over the map. But also, in my mind, I don't know if I would have gotten to the same place—and for me, I would rather risk everything and see what's going to happen than play it safe and just get to mediocre for me.” It was a treat to speak with Ryan Hall for this week's episode of the podcast. Hall, who retired from professional running in 2016, is still the fastest American male marathoner (2:04:58) and half marathoner (59:43) of all-time. He made two Olympic teams and finished in the top-5 at numerous World Marathon Majors, including a third-place finish in Boston in 2008.We packed a lot into this 45-minute conversation, including his reflections on retirement and when he realized he couldn’t push himself to the level he wanted to in running. We talked about battling extreme fatigue toward the end of his career and what he might do differently in retrospect, especially as a high school athlete who trained hard from a young age. There was some talk about nature vs. nature as it relates to athletic success, body image issues amongst male runners—including his own struggles—and where his own independent and competitive streaks come from. Finally, we got into his attraction to Ethiopia and what led to he and his wife Sara adopting four daughters from that country, his upcoming new book, Run The Mile You’re In, what that phrase means to him exactly, and a lot more.This episode is brought to you by Rise.Run.Retreat. Rise.Run.Retreat is a four-day women’s running retreat that takes place from May 16-19, 2019 in Woodstock, Vermont. It was founded on the idea that, when women come together through running they inspire and strengthen one another. Limited to just 16 women, the small-scale setting makes for a unique and impactful experience. Your registration includes all lodging, wholesome meals provided by the local farmer’s market and an amazing swag bag. For more information head to riserunretreat.com and use the code TMSPOD—that’s all CAPS—and save $100 bucks off your registration fee.Complete show notes: https://www.themorningshakeout.com/podcast-episode-55-with-ryan-hall/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 kind of what made me was taking big risks and training really hard and I think that's what allowed me to
0:09.7	Have such high highs but it's also why I had so many low lows as well. I think if I
0:16.0	would have taken the edge off my training I probably would have just been a lot more
0:20.0	steady in my results and not so up and down and all over the map.
0:24.4	But I also, in my mind, I don't know if I would have gotten to the same place.
0:29.3	And for me, like I would rather risk everything and see what's going to happen then you know play it safe and just get to like me
0:36.9	mediocre for me
0:38.8	That's Ryan Hall and this is episode 55 of the Morning Shake Out Podcast.
0:45.0	Hey what's up everybody. Welcome back or welcome to the Morning Shake Out
0:55.8	Podcast. I'm your host Mario Freoli and every week on this show. I sit down
1:00.1	with some of the top athletes, coaches, personalities, and behind-the-scenes people
1:03.9	in the sport of running to glean as much insight and inspiration as I possibly can.
1:08.2	And in this episode, we've got plenty of that from Ryan Hall.
1:11.6	Ryan, who retired from the sport in 2016 is still the fastest
1:15.0	American male marathoner and half marathoner of all time. He made two Olympic teams
1:18.9	and finished in the top five at numerous World Marathon majors including a
1:22.2	third place finish at Boston in 2008. at that he couldn't push himself to the level that he wanted to in running anymore.
1:33.2	We talked about battling extreme fatigue toward the end of his career and what he might do differently in retrospect,
1:38.2	especially as a high school athlete who trained hard from a young age.
1:41.2	There was some talk about nature versus nurture, body image
1:44.2	issues amongst male runners, and where his own independent and competitive
1:47.4	streak come from. We got into his attraction to Ethiopia and what led he and
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