Smiles for Miles with Ultra Runner Patrick Sweeney/ ENDURANCE

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 10 December 2020

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

Imagine running the Chicago marathon and then running to New York - spanning 22 days - to compete in the NYC Marathon. That’s the kind of runner that Patrick Sweeney is and in this episode, he talks with Spartan Up Endurance Series host Johnny Waite about:

-How he developed a love for running in the early days and what drew Patrick to long-distance running

-How Patrick chooses a race. Here’s a sneak peak - he uses the strength of community and the location.

-How to have a blast and still perform at a high level

-Burro racing and why Patrick is dabbling in this field of endurance

-How to prevent burnout

-How to develop a sense of community while being injured

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CREDITS:

Producer: Ryan Warner

Hosts: Johnny Waite

Sr Producer: Marion Abrams

Transcript

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0:00.0	So like with with racing I'm going to choose what I the races I'm going to do I'm going to try and have as much fun as possible
0:07.2	But I'm also going to try to do well and can compete to the best of my level
0:11.3	Welcome to the Spartan endurance series on Spartan Up Podcast with host Johnny
0:16.0	White.
0:17.0	Hey Spartans, I'm Johnny Weight, one of the hosts of the Spartan Up Podcast.
0:19.8	We are doing some special endurance episodes where you meet some of those amazing people who teach you how to go
0:24.4	faster, farther, stronger, better. And we've got Patrick Sweeney. Patrick is a guy who's well
0:30.5	known in the endurance community as the happiest, friendliest,
0:33.7	funnest guy you're gonna meet.
0:35.3	And if you want to have a long happy career,
0:37.4	this is the guy you want to listen to.
0:39.5	This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Kettle and Fire, bone broth for better living,
0:44.4	loaded with collagen. Find it at kettle and fire.com slash Spartan. Use the code Spartan
0:50.0	for 25% off and free shipping.
0:56.0	Hey Spartans, I am really, really excited today. So we've got a special guest, a guy named Patrick Sweeney,
0:59.0	and I first met Patrick in the back of a truck on an island in Nicaragua, onoma
1:05.6	Tephe. I'd heard of him but I never been around him and Patrick just
1:10.7	brings this joy and this energy and this enthusiasm
1:13.4	where he goes.
1:14.7	And it has landed you on the podium of lots of races.
1:17.9	It's recently landed to you in a couple of magazines,
1:20.0	doing articles on you.
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