Surviving the Beer Mile: My Record-Breaking Experience | Nick Symmonds DSH #810

Digital Social Hour

Sean Kelly

Self-improvement, Education

5 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 October 2024

⏱️ 37 minutes

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🏃‍♂️🍺 Surviving the Beer Mile: My Record-Breaking Experience 🍺🏃‍♂️ Join us on the Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly as we dive into an epic tale of endurance, nostalgia, and adventure with Olympian Nick Symmonds! From his nostalgic reflections on the '08 and '12 Olympics to his jaw-dropping Beer Mile experience, Nick shares his journey of breaking records and pushing limits. 🎖️ Get ready to be inspired by Nick's relentless pursuit of new challenges, including his ambitious mountaineering goals! 🏔️ Whether it's running, climbing, or creating, Nick's stories are packed with valuable insights and thrilling adventures. Don't miss out on this engaging conversation! 🌟 Tune in now and join the conversation. 📺 Watch now and subscribe for more insider secrets on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and beyond. Hit that subscribe button and stay tuned for more eye-opening stories on the Digital Social Hour with Sean Kelly! 🚀 #nbcsports #noahlyles #k2 #beermilechallenge #beermiletips CHAPTERS: 00:00 - Intro 00:30 - Nick's 6 Month Break 02:00 - Upcoming Mountaineering Project 04:30 - Nick's Injuries and Health 06:40 - Nick's 2012 Olympic Race 08:45 - 2008 vs 2012 Olympics Comparison 09:33 - Best Running Events 11:36 - Olympic Medal Expectations 13:36 - Value of a Gold Medal 14:39 - Track and Financial Motivation 17:07 - Haunting Race Memories 18:20 - Olympic Training Insights 22:00 - The Beer Mile Explained 23:18 - Drinking on Mountains 24:38 - Mike Posner's Everest Climb 29:58 - Genetics vs Hard Work in Running 31:51 - Running Pace Discussion 32:40 - Training Alone vs Team Dynamics 33:25 - Running Your Own Business 34:15 - Retirement in Sports 35:25 - Where to Find Nick APPLY TO BE ON THE PODCAST: https://www.digitalsocialhour.com/application BUSINESS INQUIRIES/SPONSORS: [email protected] GUEST: Nick Symmonds https://www.instagram.com/nicksymmonds/ https://www.tiktok.com/@nicksymmonds www.youtube.com/@nicksymmonds https://www.youtube.com/c/NickSymmondsToo LISTEN ON: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/digital-social-hour/id1676846015 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5Jn7LXarRlI8Hc0GtTn759 Sean Kelly Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seanmikekelly/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I'll always look at 08 really like with huge nostalgia because it was my first games.
0:04.1	That's the moment that makes an olympian which in track and field.
0:06.7	Then 12 I knew what I was doing like I wasn't as nervous I was prepared. I'm so proud because it was like the pinnacle of my career like I I
0:15.8	Ran the fastest I ever ran at the highest level in sport. I really proved who I was an athlete in that moment.
0:25.0	Wherever you guys are watching this show,
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0:32.0	It helps us get bigger and better guess, and it helps us grow the team truly needs a lot. Thank you guys for supporting and here's the episode
0:39.0	Ladies and gentlemen Nick Simmons aka the bison in the building man
0:43.0	but coming off a break on you yeah I'm in the middle of a six month break okay
0:46.7	so you set that time frame yeah I guess publicly I said I don't know how long this is going to be but in the back of my mind I had this big
0:53.3	event that was six months away and I was like be pretty cool if I just took a six month
0:57.6	break I feel that I needed it and three four months in and it's exactly what I needed.
1:03.8	Nice.
1:04.3	So you had some burnout?
1:05.6	I keep going back in my mind, like, do I want to use the term burnout?
1:08.7	And I don't think it's what I had.
1:10.8	I've been burnt out before.
1:12.0	As a pro-runner, and I ran for 12 years. I know burnout real well. This was boredom.
1:18.0	Borne. Which I think there's a part of burnout that can be boredom. This was just pure boredom. I just made a video every
1:24.3	week for seven years and for six and a half I just loved it. I think I told you I was on other
1:30.3	podcasts and I'm like I would do this for free I love this so much and then it got to a
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