The Man Who Ran 15,000 Miles Across America - Rob Pope - #406

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.6 • 6K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2021

⏱️ 101 minutes

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Rob Pope is an ultra endurance runner and an author. For 20 years, Forrest Gump's famous route across America 5 times has stood as pure fiction. Not only had no one completed it, but many runners claimed it would be physically impossible and that the punishing 15,000 miles would claim any athlete who attempted it. Then Rob came along. Expect to learn why Rob committed to one of the toughest races of all time, how Twixes and Gas Station Sandwiches fuelled his performance, why he got chased down by a neo-Nazi, how it feels to watch a lorry jackknife in front of you as you're running toward it, the most brutal and most beautiful conditions Rob ran in and much more... Sponsors: Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Get 20% discount on all pillows at https://thehybridpillow.com (use code: MW20) Get 20% discount on the highest quality CBD Products from Pure Sport at https://bit.ly/cbdwisdom (use code: MW20) Get perfect teeth 70% cheaper than other invisible aligners from DW Aligners at http://dwaligners.co.uk/modernwisdom Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:27) Rob’s Background (07:11) Why Rob Ran Across America (19:44) How Long Was the Run? (23:46) The Logistics of Running Across America (30:43) Where Did Rob Sleep? (36:13) A Normal Day’s Schedule on the Run (47:00) The Psychology Behind Running 15,000 Miles (1:01:36) Rob’s Near-death Experiences (1:17:09) What Motivated Rob to Carry On? (1:24:25) Life After the Finish Line (1:33:45) Where to Find Rob Extra Stuff: Buy Becoming Forrest - https://amzn.to/3ojbOzM Follow Rob on Twitter - https://twitter.com/runroblarun Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello friends, welcome back to the show.
0:03.1	My guest today is Rob Pope.
0:04.8	He's an ultra-indurance runner and an author.
0:07.6	For 20 years, Forest Gump's famous route across America five times has stood as pure fiction.
0:14.0	Not only had no one completed it, but many runners claimed it would be physically impossible
0:19.1	and that the punishing 15,000 miles would claim any athlete who attempted it.
0:24.9	Then Rob came along.
0:26.2	I expect to learn why Rob committed to one of the toughest races of all time.
0:31.0	How Twix's and gas station nutrition sandwiches fueled his performance.
0:35.0	Why he got chased down by a neo-Nazi, how it feels to watch a lorry jackknife in front of you
0:39.9	as you're running toward it, the most brutal and beautiful conditions Rob ran in, and much more.
0:46.2	Rob is an absolute legend.
0:48.4	The guy's a scouser.
0:49.7	He's unbeatably positive about everything.
0:53.3	And this achievement is completely insane.
0:56.4	Running across America five times, he got his misses pregnant during this run as well,
1:01.6	and then proposes to her at the end of the run on the finish line,
1:05.6	surrounded by Native Native Indian people.
1:10.0	It's crazy.
1:11.1	Sit back and enjoy this one.
1:12.7	In other news, this episode is brought to you by the hybrid pillow.
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