Hey, fam, welcome to the free trial podcast. Of course, I'm your host, Dylan Bowman. Back today, joined by another super

interesting and inspiring guest. Gettaminus Grinnius, the Lithuanian legend, joins today to go

deep on his life and career. For those who don't know, Gettaminus has been one of the best

long-course ultra-runners in the world over the past decade. His results are amazing and speak for

themselves, a podium performer at UTMB, U-TMF, Trans-Gran Canaria, Wasatch, two top tens at Western

States, and so many other amazing achievements, including actually also winning the Ultra Trail World Tour back in

2016, effectively crowning him the long course world champion that year. The dude is a stud,

and it's a remarkable story too, considering how far get him in a sit come. As you'll hear,

he came into running late in his life after a long military career for

the Lithuanian armed forces, including two deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. We talk

a lot about his military service in this episode, the process of returning to real life after

such an experience, how running helped him find himself

and process some PTSD that he was experiencing and generally how running helped him navigate

a really tough period of his life.

And then, of course, we transition and talk a bunch about his career, his early inspirations,

rising to the highest echelon in the

sport, dealing with injury, aging, and wrap up by talking about his third place finish at the

Thailand by UTMB race at the end of 2022. We recorded this episode about a month ago, so you'll hear we start by talking about

New Year's resolution and reflection stuff. Just want to timestamp that. It is a few weeks old,

but either way, it's an honor to have get a minute on the show, and I hope you enjoy the conversation.

As usual, the free trial podcast is presented by Speedland, the makers of the GS-Tam,

my signature shoe from the boutique startup footwear brand from Portland, Oregon.

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