NCAA All-American Alex Ostberg Shares His Wisdom On Perspective, Gratitude, Taking Action, & Being A Life-Long Learner

THE RUNNING EFFECT PODCAST

Dominic Schlueter

Running, Sports

4.8 • 686 Ratings

🗓️ 3 April 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

I am thrilled to welcome back the one and only, Alex Ostberg.

Alex is an eight-time All-American. He competed at Stanford University for four years before transferring to the University of North Carolina to get his master's degree. Alex holds PRs of 3:58 in the Mile, 7:49 in the 3k, 13:18 in the 5k, and 28:49 in the 10k. He also has his Bachelor's Degree in human biology, a minor in psychology, and a master's in public health.

Alex is an incredibly perspicacious speaker who has a wealth of knowledge, experience, and depth. Alex is the person who I have often referred to on previous podcasts as "my mentor." Besides my parents, Alex has contributed more to my life than anyone else I know. Put simply, I would not be the person I am today without him, nor would this podcast exist.

In this conversation, Alex shares his wisdom on perspective, handling adversity, gratitude, taking action, being a life-long learner, and how many days he thinks he can last in a room of darkness (will make more sense when you listen to the podcast). I always walk away from my conversations with Alex enlightened and a better version of myself. I'm confident you'll say the same after listening.

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to another episode of the Running Effect podcast with Dominic Schleader.
0:07.3	I'm your host Dominic and I'm thrilled you've clicked on today's episode because I'm going to sit down again with my friend, my mentor, and an incredibly accomplished and insightful individual.
0:17.3	The guy's name is Alex Osberg.
0:19.3	Alex, for those who don't know, is incredibly fast and intelligent.
0:23.7	On the track, Alex holds PRs of 358 in the mile, 749 in the 3K, 1318 in the 5K,
0:30.5	absolutely crazy, and 2849 in the 10K.
0:33.7	He has his bachelor's degree in human biology, a minor in psychology, and a master's in public health.
0:39.4	Alex is hands down, one of the brightest individuals I know.
0:42.5	And the podcast would not be he the podcast today without Alex and his incredible support and insights over the past few years.
0:50.3	Today's conversation is very much a normal phone call I have with Alex, but we just decided to
0:55.1	basically turn it into a podcast. In this conversation, Alex shares his wisdom on perspective,
1:00.3	handling adversity, gratitude, taking action, being a lifelong learner, and how many days
1:05.2	he thinks he can last in a room of darkness. That will make a lot more sense when you listen
1:08.8	to the show, but is a funny part of the
1:11.1	episode. Before we hop right into today's show, I would greatly appreciate it if you hit the
1:15.4	follow button and give us a five-star review on Spotify or Apple Podcasts, if you have not already
1:20.2	done so. And then today's episode I know will be impactful for really anyone who listens.
1:25.3	At least I hope that's the case. It was incredibly impactful for me, so I'm confident it will be for you too.
1:30.6	And I'll greatly appreciate it if you consider a friend, a teammate, a sibling, a parent,
1:35.4	who you think would be positively benefited as a result of listening to today's episode
1:39.8	and share the episode their way.
1:42.2	Through doing that, we can reach new people and hopefully
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