#407: Ken Rideout – Marathon Champion Opens Up About His Real Struggles

The Danny Miranda Podcast

Ken Rideout is one of the fastest runners over the age of 50 in the world. He won the 50-and-over division at the New York City Marathon (2:33:31) in 2021 and the Boston Marathon (2:30:21) in 2022 and he has come in second in that age division in London (2:29:54), Chicago (2:29:53), and Berlin (2:35:48). He also won the 2021 Myrtle Beach Marathon outright in 2:30:58 just before turning 50.

But in this conversation, we focused more on the real pain. How Ken went to trauma healing center, his struggles as a parent, physical pain vs. emotional pain, how to hit the next level emotionally and spiritually, and how to flip the switch to dominate.

0:00 Intro

2:30 On Fighting

7:15 Fighting Mental Demons

10:10 Advice Ken Wish He Got In His 20s

12:40 “I’ve Always Been Willing To Eat What Killed”

19:23 Secret Of Connecting

21:40 How To Flip Switch To Dominate

24:36 Ken Went To Trauma Healing Center

27:50 Ken’s Struggles As A Parent

34:51 Why Did Ken Go To Healing Center?

36:00 Physical Pain Vs. Emotional Pain

37:20 Ken Has The Coolest Friends

39:51 How To Teach Children Toughness

44:29 “Going Through Life Without Interests Is Not Cool”

49:49 Meditation

51:41 Hitting Next Level Emotionally/Spiritually

53:40 What’s Ken’s Current Dream?

57:03 Challenge Ken's Links

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