253: Fran Martinez | No Suffering is too Great to Overcome

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7 • 870 Ratings

🗓️ 18 June 2019

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Fran Martinez tragically lost his son to an undiagnosed illness when he was an infant. In the beginning, the pain seemed too much to bear. In the midst of this his marriage ended. He ran from life and friends. Loving friends brought him back to society, got him exercising, and eventually he found Spartan Race. He realized the obstacle course was a metaphor for life. The community, the exercise, and overcoming those obstacles worked a kind of healing magic on him. Now his mission is to bring that healing to others. He has started Proyecto Daniel in Spain and the “Hero’s Heat,” to build a community for parents (now over 3,000 strong), to come together knowing they are not alone and to realize how strong they really are!

Joe sat down with Fran at our Spartan World Championships in Morzine France for this powerful and moving interview.

LESSONS
Obstacle courses are a metaphor for life
You are not alone when going through tough times
Let people love you

LINKS

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TIME STAMPS
1:00 Interview begins with Fran & guest host/ translator Angel Sanz
2:00 losing his son
3:00 searching to push himself beyond the pain
4:00 wanting to “go”
5:00 his wife leaves him
6:00 friends pulling him out of depression
7:00 finding Spartan Race
7:30 Dukecannon.com break
9:30 letting other parents know they are not alone & are strong
10:40 the “Hero’s Heat”
12:30 letting people love you & loving yourself
14:00 Proyecto Daniel
14:45 Joe De Sena, Sefra Alexandra, Col. Nye & Johnny Waite discusses the interview

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CREDITS:
Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc.
Hosts: Joe De Sena, Sefra Alexandra, Col. Nye, Johnny Waite & guest translator Angel Sanz
Synopsis – Sefra Alexandra | Seed Huntress
Production Assistant - Andrea Hagarty

Transcript

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0:00.0	Welcome to Spartan Up podcast. You will notice that we are in Morzine France, incredible at the European Championships for Spartan Race.
0:07.0	This guest went through really one of the hardest things a person can imagine.
0:12.0	Find out how he bounced back not only to recover,
0:16.4	but to go out and make an incredible difference in the lives of others.
0:18.7	This guy is so inspiring.
0:20.3	He's thriving.
0:21.3	Thriving.
0:22.3	He's thriving. You forgot to mention mention we got Tim on your right.
0:24.0	We got Seth on your left and we got Joe here.
0:26.0	We got Marion producing golf.
0:27.0	Marion producing and I think people are going to be blown away and could use some of these
0:30.0	tips in their own lives.
0:32.0	Yeah, it's a powerful one. This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by Duke Cannon. Visit
0:37.3	Duke Cannon.com right now to get 15% off your first order with the promo code smart free shipping on orders over $35. All right?
0:53.0	All right, we are here in France for Spartan Up Podcast with Frank Martinez, right?
1:03.0	On Hal Sands, my buddy from Spain that runs Spartan Spain,
1:07.0	and we've got an incredible story for you.
1:09.0	We've got a dad, a rugged dad who had some tough times and came back strong, right?
1:20.0	And now Inspire as a bunch of other parents.
1:22.0	But why don't you translate?
1:23.8	We're gonna have to do some translation here.
1:25.3	Exactly.
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