By some measures, Eric Walker is a pretty normal guy. He lives in Minnesota, he’s not a professional runner, he’s 38 years old, and he’s a husband and a dad.

But at some point in 2018, Eric found himself committed to the goal of running 5 kilometers every day for 365 days, and a year later … he’d done it.

So Brendan Leonard and Jonathan Ellsworth talked to Eric to find out what motivated him to do this? How did the idea come about? How did he actually pull it off? What did he learn in the process? And is this something he thinks the rest of us should try? And as you’ll see, there’s a lot that each of us could learn from this pretty normal (but pretty charming) guy.

TOPICS & TIMES:

• Balancing life and running (10:00)
• Did you tell others about your goal? (22:39)
• The significance of the challenge (27:44)
• Biggest takeaways from running 5k for 365 (30:50)
• Day 366 & Beyond (38:37)
• Varying intensity? (49:04)
• Would you recommend this challenge to others? (52:02)

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