Finding the Courage to Try Again | Marathon Record Holder, Keira D'Amato

Finding Mastery with Dr. Michael Gervais

Dr. Michael Gervais

Sport Psychology, Finding Mastery, Mental Health, Mindfulness, Business, Self Help, Michael Gervais, Health & Fitness, Mindset, Psychology, Self-improvement, Education

4.7 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2022

⏱️ 84 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

This week’s conversation is with Keira D’Amato, a full-time realtor, mother of two, and one of the most elite female long-distance runners in the United States.

Keira’s running career took off in college where she became a four-time All-American Track athlete at American University. However, just a couple years after graduating, she underwent a major ankle surgery which put a quick - and heartbreaking - end to her post-collegiate running career.

Eight years later, Keira started chasing down some “unfinished business” and went on to set the American Women’s Record in the Marathon (2:19:12), the World Record in the Women’s Only 10 Mile Run (51:23), and was selected to Team USA for the World Half Marathon Championships in 2020 & 2022... all while juggling the responsibilities of raising two kids and a career as a full-time realtor.

Keira is epic and this conversation is about so much more than her career as an athlete – it’s about pain, purpose, re-discovery, and having the courage to go for that thing you've always wanted… even when it seems like it’s too late.

-----

You can also watch this - and every - conversation on our YouTube channel.

Connect with us on our Instagram.

For more information and shownotes from every episode, head to findingmastery.net.

-----

Please support our partners!

We're able to keep growing and creating content for YOU because of their support. We believe in their mission and would appreciate you supporting them in return!!

To take advantage of deals from our partners, head to http://www.findingmastery.net/partners where you'll find all discount links and codes mentioned in the podcast.

See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Well, I've done it my way and I didn't know if my way was working, but I'm okay,
0:04.8	trying, and I'll either fail or succeed. And succeeding doing it my way has been so beautiful.
0:12.4	My path isn't the one path forward, but it's just taught me there's so many different ways to
0:16.8	climb the mountain. All right, welcome back. Or welcome to the Finding
0:29.7	Mastery podcast. I'm Michael Jervé, and by trade and training, I'm a sport and performance
0:34.6	psychologist. The whole idea behind this conversation behind this podcast is to learn from people
0:40.9	who are challenging the edges and the reaches of the human experience in business and sport and
0:47.0	science in life. We pull back the curtain to explore how they have committed to mastering both
0:51.8	their craft and their minds in an effort to express their potential. Finding Mastery is
0:57.2	brought to you by Duo. Duo is changing the game when it comes to toothpaste, and I've been loving
1:02.0	their stuff. Created by Dennis, Duo makes the only natural whitening, earth-friendly tablet toothpaste
1:09.2	that is infused with vitamins and supplements. It's super easy. You just crush the tablet in your
1:14.7	mouth, wet your toothbrush, and brush normally. It's great. I don't know how someone hasn't thought
1:19.2	of this before. I've been using the immunity formula, and I love that I can get just a little bit of
1:24.3	vitamin D by brushing my teeth. Duo also offers innovative formulas like their energy tablet, which
1:30.6	has vitamin B12, and a small dose of caffeine for brushing in the morning. Remember that caffeine
1:36.6	for most people is best served around 90 minutes after waking up, so that's how I use that one.
1:41.9	And they also have a sleep tablet, which includes melatonin and althinian, and of course their
1:47.2	original tablet for your baseline brush. Plus, they're better for the planet. Duo toothpaste tablets
1:54.4	come in recyclable glass bottles, and refills arrive in compostable pouches. In an industry where
2:00.5	it's estimated that there are billions of toothpaste tubes that end up in the trash each year,
2:05.4	Duo is doing its part to make a difference. I love what they're about. To check them out,
	...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Dr. Michael Gervais, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Dr. Michael Gervais and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.