The Man Who Ran Across America 5 Times - Rob Pope | Modern Wisdom Podcast 406

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...

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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

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