#119: George Greco on running ultra marathons in his 70’s

George is certainly one of a kind, and today we are celebrating his 74th birthday! George has lived to the brim in those years and he’s not even close to being done yet. So far he’s put scaffolding up on the sides of ships, driven cab, been a Teamster, fought wild fires in the U.S. Forest Service and polished off the last 25 years of his career as a Software Engineer before signing on as a Sales Associate at the Carlsbad Running Center. You’ll hear in the podcast the story of how one conversation with his 6 year old daughter changed the trajectory of his life completely. At 45 years old he traded in “smoking” for “running”, poor health for optimal health and the well being that comes with a positive lifestyle and all of those awesome friends and experiences along the way. George believes that EVERYTHING goes better with health. Since then, he’s run an amazing 623 races, and amassed an impressive 379 1st place, 123 2nd place, and 47 3rd place finishes in his Age Division. He ran a 6 min, 7 second mile at the State Street Mile, only 3 seconds off the all-time record for his age division. You can check his full bio in the show notes, it’s worth a read! We talked all about his life, his mindset and perspective that allows him to be honestly one of the most vibrant, colorful, happy, and truly healthy people I’ve yet to meet. If you liked this podcast go check out #089 with Sharaz Dalal, or #65 with Rusty Osborne. Click here to read George’s full bio.