Episode #61: Nick Thompson on running himself into the record books at age 45

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We Run This

Chris Illuminati

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A podcast for serious runners - hosted by a guy who isn't serious about anything. We Run This is a podcast about fitness and the good, the bad, and the awesome parts involved with the running life. New episodes drop every Wednesday!

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Episode #61: Nick Thompson on running himself into the record books at age 45

We Run This

58 minutes 48 seconds

4 years ago

Episode #61: Nick Thompson on running himself into the record books at age 45

I'm back! My guest this week is Nick Thompson.

Like many of us, Nick is an extremely busy guy. The 45-year-old dad is the former editor in chief of Wired magazine and current CEO of The Atlantic. Nick has always been a runner, he ran competitively in high school and college and decided a few years ago he wanted to run the fastest marathon of his life. Well, he did something even better.

On a brisk Tuesday morning in Oregon, Thompson etched his name in the American running record books. He ran a 50K in 3:04:36 - just under 6:00 pace - to break the age 45–49 record.

I talk to Nick about why, at the age of 44, he decided to push himself to new limits. We also talk about the sport of running, how his father coming out affected him and his need to run, his keys to time management when trying to hit a goal, and his son now becoming interested in the sport.

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