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The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

No Excuses! The Formula for Breaking Records Like Sophie Power!

The Hard Way w/ Joe De Sena

Spartan Races

Fitness, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness, 792700

4.7870 Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, Joe De Sena sits down with Sophie Power, a mom of three who defied all odds - going from an unathletic, overweight teenager to a record-breaking endurance athlete!fire
 
Sophie shares how she transformed her mindset, tackled extreme challenges like a 250km race across the Sahara, and set a world record for 48 hours on a treadmill—all while juggling motherhood.rocket
 
She reveals the key to pushing past fear, taking that first step, and building unstoppable momentum to achieve the impossible. Whether you’re struggling to get started, looking for motivation, or ready to level up your life, this episode will challenge you to step outside your comfort zone and take on something bigger than you ever thought possible!
 
No more excuses—get ready to be inspired! flexed biceps
 
Timestamps:
 
00:00 Intro
00:57 Sophie Power, endurance athlete and mother of three
01:20 Balancing extreme challenges with motherhood
01:34 The story behind the name Sophie Power
02:03 From couch to 250km Sahara race at 26
04:55 Personal challenges and support networks
06:10 The importance of taking risks and facing fears
07:08 How challenges rewire the brain
08:29 Pushing limits in a comfortable world
10:01 Deep connections through extreme endurance events
11:05 Advice for those stuck in their comfort zone
14:54  Where to find Sophie
 
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Transcript

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0:00.0

I think if something sounds a bit scary, but it's there in front of you, you kind of got to take it.

0:05.0

And I've always gone with that and it's always led me into lots of trouble, but also to some great places.

0:10.0

Comparing that to the feeling when you're like, I'm not quite sure, but I know that if I follow the process and I do everything I can,

0:17.0

maybe I could just get there and it's a little bit out of my reach. And then you reach

0:21.0

your finish line. That's a whole different feeling. And that's a feeling I love because that

0:25.4

allows me to go, hang on, I can do this. Well, what else can I do? Just staying in our comfort

0:30.1

zone is great and it's lovely and you get a nice medal. But for me, I think it doesn't help me grow as a passing. Welcome to the Hardway podcast with Joe Ducena, founder and CEO of Spartan races.

0:41.6

We're teaching you how to overcome your obstacles in your life the same way we teach our 10 million plus Spartans to overcome obstacles on the course.

0:49.3

With insight from the smartest, most accomplished experts from every corner of the world.

0:53.6

Get ready to elevate your

0:54.7

life today. Joe the Senate CEO and founder of Spartan host the Hardway podcast. I have my pal

1:03.0

Sophie Power on the line. She's an inspirator, inspires the world, especially women, to get out there

1:09.7

and I don't know, do wild things. Is that a fair assessment,

1:12.7

Sophie? Pretty much, yeah. I love nothing more than seeing a woman take on a challenge,

1:17.5

get to a start line, and you know, smash that finish line. And you have three kids and you still do

1:21.9

all this crazy stuff. I do more this crazy stuff since I've had the three kids. I think there's

1:27.4

definitely like much more reason to get out the door

1:30.8

and to clear my head away from the craziness that is our household.

1:34.4

And you and I were just talking about like your fake stage name, Sophie Powell.

1:39.5

How did that stage name come to be?

1:41.6

I never thought I changed my name.

1:43.2

I just never understood why,

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