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Ultra-running
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Jul 23, 2026
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Malcolm Gladwell: You Are Optimizing Yourself Out of Experience
Rich Roll·Jul 23, 2026
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Ultra-running requires a mental state of surrender because there are too many uncontrollable variables to approach it through self-will alone.
“the only way you're going to be able to get from the starting line to, you know, 240 miles later is if you are, you know, in that in that state of like surrender.”
Rich Roll · Apr 2026 · 1 episode · 150K views on this topicSL
Shawn Livingston views running as an essential tool that provided him with a new, healthy way to channel his intense energy and improve his mental health during recovery.
“And so I just wanted to continue to keep doing it. And I can remember my story kind of getting out there a little bit in uh in the running world.”
Soft White Underbelly · Aug 2025 · 1 episode · 131K views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
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