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EPISODE · Jul 15, 2025 · 12 MIN

Why Lance Armstrong Will Always Be A Hero

from All In Run Club Podcast - by Lee Grantham · host Lee Grantham

📞 Book a free 15-minute Discovery Call to learn how I help runners PB:  https://allin.run/pages/coaching🗣 I love running, you can see here: https://www.instagram.com/jungle.vip▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬🚨If this video helped you: share it with a friend so they may benefit as well :)▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more running tips and training strategies!📺 Watch some of my top videos:• How My Marathon Training Evolved: From 4:25 to 2:21https://youtu.be/OemkRpSdDhg?si=l95kOVFIGtxCSgNl• Unlock Your Potential: The 20-Minute Running Revolution!https://youtu.be/GiKfLLUU2Fo?si=gU8ZR0g5sMaORZmp• My Marathon Journey from 3:25 to 2:37 in 11 Monthshttps://youtu.be/FWBiOVw983g?si=va8nHGUtP3z0941CIn the video I talk about Lance Armstrong, and tell you the reason why he still remains someone I look up to today.I discuss his history as a new cyclist on the scene to surviving cancer and building Livestrong.The ethical debate around his charity work versus what we know now. Does it make it right? I talk about the landscape in cycling during those years and before, how that must have been for such a winner and alpha male to discover.I also ask the question, what would you do in the same situation? Can you even imagine how you'd feel given the same conditions?Lance will always be a character that divides opinion, but he has a lot of fans still, most of them are quiet fans, but he has a huge following of people who, like me, appreciate him for what he achieved and who he is.0:00 Who is it you look up to? Who are your idols?0:20 The differences between now to before social media in our access to players and sportspeople1:00 Obsession with sport and characters1:37 Running idols1:50 Steve Prefontaine and Don Ritchie2:20 Cycling fascination2:35 Lance Armstrong2:46 Brief backstory to Lance Armstrong when he got to Europe3:20 What would you do in his situation?4:14 The accounts from different riders—books written4:40 Seven Tour de France victories5:20 Cancer survivor and his route back6:25 Millions of dollars raised for the Livestrong and fighting cancer, does that make it right?7:04 Characters in cycling, epic battles. Marco Pantani, Jan Ulrich 7:55 Taking no prisoners. Ferocious appetite for success9:03 In the same situation, what would you do?9:24 Mass doping in cycling10:01 The best doctor wins the race?10:54 Why Lance Armstrong divides

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