Running Toward Love, with Lawlor Coe and Family

Outside Podcast

Sports, Wilderness

4.3 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2025

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

After Lawlor Coe lost his brother Hunter to tragedy, he did everything he could to avoid his pain. Then he laced up his joggers and began to run. At first, it was to elude his grief. But over time, as he began to log miles and miles, he found that the physical suffering he was enduring out on the trail helped him find his way to peace, and then back to joy. He was no longer running from his sorrow, from his anger, but toward a new sense of purpose. And along with the rest of his family, he found a way to honor Hunter’s life and the characteristics that made him one hell of a brother, son, and friend: by creating a fund that supports groups offering transformative experiences for young people in need of mental health support. And what Lawlor found in his runs and fundraising efforts is that after anger and sorrow is all used up, the only thing left to do is run toward love.

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1:08.4	Howdy pals, happy September.
1:10.8	A month I enjoy for a couple reasons. I feel like it signals the waning
1:12.4	days of stupid hot summer, a season that turns me into a sweaty human hot dog. But more
1:19.2	importantly, and more seriously, September is suicide prevention awareness month, a time to raise
1:25.4	awareness, promote hope, and normalize help seeking. Suicide affects
1:29.2	millions of people every year and too many struggle in silence. September is a month to learn more
1:34.9	about the topic, things like recognizing warning signs, how to have open conversations about it,
1:39.8	and where to find proven treatment and resources. This month and today's episode are especially
1:46.3	significant to me, as a survivor of decades-long suicidal ideation myself and as a friend to many
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