Beyond The Buzzer

Nour Hadid: Lebanon's Fastest Man Opens Up About the Long Run


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Noor Hadid is 32 years old, a Lebanese sprinter, and still getting faster.In a sport built for youth and powered by infrastructure, Noor is pushing back against both—rebuilding his career in the U.S. after years of training in post-crisis Lebanon, where inflation destroyed his savings and opportunities were scarce.

In this episode, we talk about:
🏃‍♂️ Gaining speed after his so-called prime
💰 Surviving Lebanon’s economic collapse—at one point, living on a single piece of cheese a day
🧠 The mental shift required to keep going when it feels like time has passed you by
🇱🇧 The emotional weight of representing a country in crisis
🎯 His Olympic goal: no wildcards. He wants to qualify outright

This isn’t a story about giving up. It’s about rewriting the narrative of what’s possible—at any age, in any condition, when purpose outweighs circumstance.

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Beyond The BuzzerBy Aboudi Al-Qattan