#326 Conor O'Keeffe: From Fighting to Ultra Running & Building A Business

About this episode

Conor O'Keeffe shares his journey from fighting to ultra-running and building a sports nutrition business.

This week, we welcome Conor O'Keeffe (@cokeeffe on Instagram), who shares his journey from fighting to ultra-running, overcoming mental health struggles, and launching a successful sports nutrition business, Altar. We get into his first marathon, chasing identity and external validation, overcoming injuries and surgeries, 100 Mile Runs, plus much more 15:00 From Fighter to Endurance Athlete 19:40 The Struggles of Identity and Mental Health 27:44 Finding Solace in Running 33:47 The Journey of ...

People in this episode

Guest: Conor O'Keeffe

Topics covered

• ultra running
• mental health
• sports nutrition
• identity
• endurance athlete

Keywords

• ultra running
• mental health
• sports nutrition
• marathon
• endurance athlete

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Altar

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