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

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