EP-129 with Harshal Patil on his getting started on running marathons
Description
In conversation with Harshal Patil, a co-runner at the Mystic Miler running group , who has grown as a runner from barely running a few miles to running mutiple marathons with elan. Additionally he has been running faster and most efficiently , while also shedding 16 Lbs of extra weight in the process.
We get behind the scenes on his journey.
Chapter timelines
0:00 Intro and background
3:28 Flashback
5:35 Impact of hectic work-life
8:26 Start of fitness journey
11:05 The scaling of running journey
13:38 The first 10k and Half Marathon
16:33 The upside of COVID shutdown
19:38 Weight loss with running
21:11 Getting faster organically
23:37 The pivot to a full marathon
28:17 Resetting confidence for a full marathon
33:08 What is appealing about the full marathon
38:54 An breakthrough 2023
44:21 Why the Boulder marathon
45:54 Trail running 50k
52:15 What’s next on the horizon
56.21 The fun Q&A round
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