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

<p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>0:00 Intro</p> <p>2:30 On Fighting</p> <p>7:15 Fighting Mental Demons</p> <p>10:10 Advice Ken Wish He Got In His 20s</p> <p>12:40 “I’ve Always Been Willing To Eat What Killed”</p> <p>19:23 Secret Of Connecting </p> <p>21:40 How To Flip Switch To Dominate</p> <p>24:36 Ken Went To Trauma Healing Center</p> <p>27:50 Ken’s Struggles As A Parent</p> <p>34:51 Why Did Ken Go To Healing Center?</p> <p>36:00 Physical Pain Vs. Emotional Pain</p> <p>37:20 Ken Has The Coolest Friends</p> <p>39:51 How To Teach Children Toughness</p> <p>44:29 “Going Through Life Without Interests Is Not Cool”</p> <p>49:49 Meditation</p> <p>51:41 Hitting Next Level Emotionally/Spiritually</p> <p>53:40 What’s Ken’s Current Dream?</p> <p>57:03 Challenge Ken&#39;s Links</p> <p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ken_rideout" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://www.instagram.com/ken_rideout</a></p> <p> My Links </p> <p>✉️ Newsletter: <a href="https://dannymiranda.substack.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://dannymiranda.substack.com</a></p> <p>🎙 Podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://anchor.fm/dannymiranda</a></p> <p>🎥 YouTube: <a href="https://youtube.com/dannymiranda" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">https://youtube.com/dannymiranda</a></p> <p>🐣 Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/hey