009. Dave Moore: Motivation to Keep Moving Forward from a Fire Fighter Turned Endurance Athlete

In this episode: Endurance athlete and firefighter Dave Moore shares how he went from knocking at deaths door while weighing over 300 lbs, smoking more than 1 pack of cigarettes per day, to now competing in races that cover over 100 and 300 miles! The lessons he learned as he lost 100 lbs, quit smoking and began running can help you in your life.

Episode Highlights:

1:31 How Dave got to 300+ lbs and smoking a pack of cigarettes every day.

3:09 The scary wake up call that finally made him turn things around in his life.

6:28 What attracted Dave to crazy distance races.

7:39 Dave’s first 60k ultra marathon (37.2 Miles) and lessons learned.

8:47 100 Miles (Your Crazy Level) lessons learned from completing 2 out of 8 o23:f these races.

10:12 “Keep Moving Forward” – What Dave learned when he failed at his first attempt at a his first long race.

13:46 What kept him moving forward despite failing at several 100 mile races.

17:26 The Ultra Running Community Atmospher – What the atmosphere of an endurance race is like.

19:50 The story of The Last Annual Ball State 500 (314 Miler)

23:25 Dave shares what he said to himself to help him overcome one of the lowest points during a long race.

26:29 How to leverage your experience and past results to push you thru tough moments.

28:04 The importance of setting milestones.

33:28 What Dave believes his “Doer Superpower” is.

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