From Mid-Life Crisis To Record Breaking Ultra Marathon Runner With Damian Hall

The Kinetik Fitness Show

My guest today is Damian Hall. A runner, coach and journalist. Damian is a record-breaking ultra marathon runner who's represented Great Britain and achieves competitive results in some of the world's toughest races.

A UK Athletics running coach, widely published journalist and author, public speaker, and parent.

Damian thanks his midlife crisis for getting him into ultra marathon running.

He’s represented my Great Britain, recorded competitive results at some of the world's toughest races and set seven records/fastest known times (FKTs). He’s currently working on a book about it all with Vertebrate Publishing, due out May 2021.

In this episode you will learn:

• Damian's story of being a non runner to becoming an ultra marathon runner and representing Great Britain.
• The mental and physical elements of ultra running.
• How to not become obsessed with running and lose the love for it.
• Damian's training for running and ultra running.
• How having a team around him has helped him to improve and progress his running.
• The mindset of an ultra runner and what goes through Damian’s mind when he’s running.
• How Damian used the 3 F’s for motivation when attempting to break a world record.
• Breaking records and the mindset to set records.
• Why Damian celebrates his achievements and remembers them but why it’s vital to enjoy the process and the doing.
• Damian's 3 top tips to improve your running straight away.
• Why getting out in nature is so beneficial for your physical and mental health.
• Plus much much more.

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