Doc Halliday Golden - Overcoming Life's Biggest Obstacles & Inspiring Others! | RunChats Ep.41

Doc Halliday Golden is making a huge impact—as a motivational speaker, triathlete, and coach—and truly lives to inspire others! Shoutout to @shanimandisa from the NYC ON Running store for recommending her. Doc and her 3 siblings were growing up comfortably in the Catskills Mountains, on 16 acres with an Olympic-sized pool and guest house, when her life turned on a dime. Her father was sent to prison for 15 years and they went from home to home, living many nights without heat or electricity, often eating peanut butter and jelly soup. Despite these incredibly challenging circumstances, her mom would remind her to have a good attitude and be grateful for what they had. No doubt these lessons learned and experiences forged Doc’s indomitable spirit and strong desire to help others. We talked a lot about how life throws us curveballs and how that presents us with choices. Ironman Maryland 2019 threw some pretty nasty ones: a 2.4 mile swim in very choppy waters, getting stung repeatedly by jelly fish that made her question—was this what she did swim workouts all year and signed up for? On the bike, high winds had her break down 14 times in crying episodes, riding a rollercoaster of emotions, one minute thinking she was going to make her dream happen, and the next being certain she was going to miss the bike cutoff from the extra effort required. Doc kept pushing and overcame it all to hear those magic words: Doc Golden is an Ironman! Less than one tenth of 1% of the world population ever completes an Ironman. Less than 0.5% of those athletes are African American, and less than a quarter of those African American athletes are women. That is truly select company and it changed everything. Doc wanted to show others, if a regular girl like her could complete an Ironman, she could help them realize what they are truly capable of. She left a successful 14-year career in marketing to become a motivational speaker. She has shared her experiences with overcoming obstacles around the world at schools, churches, orphanages, and homeless shelters in Colombia, Mexico, Argentina, India, The Netherlands, Scotland, Finland, Australia, Israel, Burundi, and Kenya. Doc is a force for good and I feel blessed that she came on and shared her powerful story! I’m grateful for the positive vibe and lessons shared and hope you enjoy the episode. If you enjoy the episode, it would mean the world to me if you would rate the podcast or write a review and share feedback wherever you get your podcast groove on. Connect With Doc: Instagram: @see_doc_run Connect With Ron: Personal Instagram: @ronrunsnyc Podcast Instagram: @runchats_with_ronrunsnyc Facebook: https://fb.me/runchats Website: https://ronrunsnyc.com ---- Produced by: David Margittai | In Post Media Website: https://www.inpostmedia.com Email: [email protected] Social: @_margittai © 2021 Ron Romano