The Hardest Moments are the Most Rewarding | Endurance Runner, Shalane Flanagan

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

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🗓️ 16 March 2022

⏱️ 99 minutes

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Summary

This week’s conversation is with Shalane Flanagan, an American endurance legend, being one of the few distance runners to earn first-name recognition rights.

Shalane's remarkable career spans nearly 20 years… she’s a 4x Olympian (Athens, Beijing, London and Rio), becoming an Olympic medalist in Beijing.

She’s a New York City Marathon champion, where she was the first American woman to win it since 1977.

After retiring from professional running in 2019, Shalane underwent two knee reconstruction surgeries, started a new coaching career and became a mom, all while navigating the realities of a global pandemic.

In 2021, she undertook a personal mission: Project Eclipse – to run six major marathons in a span of six weeks - as a way to reclaim her love for the sport of running and to bolster her mental and physical health.

Shalane also took on the challenge as a way to inspire others to rise up in the face of their own struggles. She completed all six, including the major races Berlin, London, Chicago, Boston and New York City, in a time of under 2:50, with the fastest and final New York City marathon in only 2:33.

Shalane’s career has been extraordinary so far, and is still far from over. After hearing this conversation, I think you’ll be inspired to go and “do the hard things” in your life as well.

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0:00.0	The disappointment of giving in to the pain is usually greater than that actual pain in that moment,
0:05.7	and I hate more than anything disappointing myself.
0:19.3	Okay, welcome. This is the Finding Mastery podcast, and I am Dr. Michael Drivese
0:24.0	by trade and training a sport and performance psychologist. And I am fortunate
0:28.8	to work with some of the most extraordinary thinkers and doers across the planet.
0:32.8	Now, the whole idea behind these conversations behind this podcast is to learn from people
0:37.5	who are challenging the edges of the human experience, in business, in sport, in science,
0:43.2	in life. We are pulling back the curtain to explore how they have committed to mastering both
0:48.8	their craft and their minds in an effort to express their potential. Through these conversations,
0:55.9	you'll not only hear their stories, but you'll learn more about their habits, the practices,
1:00.5	and the approach that they take to be able to achieve and experience the extraordinary.
1:06.6	Now, we know that our minds are our greatest asset, and if you want to learn more about how you
1:10.7	can train your mind, this is just a quick little reminder here to check out our online performance
1:14.9	mindset training course, where we have pulled together the best practices to meet that unique
1:20.7	intersection of the psychology of high performance and the psychology of well-being.
1:25.3	We will walk you through 16 essential principles and skills for you to train your mind in the same
1:30.6	way that we train world-class athletes and business leaders. So you can check all of that out
1:35.6	at findingmastery.net forward slash course.
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