The mindset to keep going no matter what.
Today’s Guest: Ryan Petty
Information:
Ryan is from a small town called Point Pleasant right on the coast and he always wanted to leave and when he did, he had to come back 20 years later.
He works as a mailman and listens to podcasts while he walks his route.
He fell in love with ultrarunning for the community.
He skied for 10 years.
Ryan in addition to running also puts in some weight training at the gym and then wants to incorporate some cycling into his training.
Leadville is his dream race.
Things we discussed:
Ryan is known for running with injuries.
He started running in 2005 when he was 28 years old and just over 300 pounds and was still in active addiction but he thought he should lose weight and decided that the only thing he could drink was vodka and soda water because it has the least amount of sugar.
When he was running he lost 25 pounds and thought about what it would be like if he added exercise.
He became obsessed with losing weight, running every day but also with eating very little without one thought about his health and longevity.
When he started training for his first 50k, that’s when he started to consciously train for what his body needed.
He learned not to be worried about his perspective on running and fitness. Now it’s more about living better so he’ll be able to do what he does now when he’s in his 60s or 70s.
Ryan says that running saved his life the night he was craving a drink and threw on a pair of shoes and ran out the door and kept going for miles in regular street clothes.
He tells us about how hard it was for him to learn to run slowly and how he has now gained much more knowledge of the science of running.
Running and training, it’s a game changer and I can learn anything I need to.
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