Episode 92: Sobriety, Sweat and Sawdust

Joe Hardin is an ultra-marathoner, writer for RunTriBike, fellow podcast host (Beyond the Finish Line) and lives in Indiana. During this episode, sponsored by Athlete Bouquets, we talk about: His sobriety birthday and how his family celebrates it more than his actual birthday  The impact the pandemic had on him as he was newly sober His upbringing that was divided between his military father and single mom  When he tried to join the military and follow in his dad’s footsteps but he couldn’t because he has asthma  His short stint in college after high school and finding a job in trade  Cassie, the mother of his kids and woman he’s married twice  The night he put down his last drink  How he got into woodworking and started his business, HT Hardwood Designs His weight-loss journey that started the day after his first sobriety birthday  The first race he ever did at 38 years old, a Thanksgiving 5K, the Gravy Chase Finding his way to the Prairie on Fire backyard ultra and running his first ultra marathon (link to the John Kuhn film) The weirdest thing he’s eaten during an ultra marathon His IT100 miler DNF (did not finish) and PSA to wear bug spray to help avoid getting Lyme disease   Hallucinating during an ultra and what he thought he saw (it’s so random) RunTriBike and Joe’s friendship with the founders, Aum Gandhi (EP12) and Jason Bahamundi This is a SandyBoy Productions podcast.