From Pro Runner to Cancer Survivor: Redefining Performance with Adam Freudenthal

About this episode

Adam Freudenthal shares his journey from being a professional runner to a cancer survivor, discussing resilience and redefining performance.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, I sit down with my friend Adam Freudenthal, former professional runner, ultrarunner, and cancer survivor, to talk about resilience, identity, and redefining performance after a life-changing diagnosis. Adam competed at an elite level with ASICS Greenville Track Club Elite, running 14:15 for 5K and 1:05 for the half marathon. In 2020, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer and underwent surgery and intensive chemotherapy before being declared cancer-free late...

People in this episode

Host: Nick Hancock

Guest: Adam Freudenthal

Topics covered

• resilience
• identity
• performance
• cancer survival
• ultrarunning

Keywords

• cancer survivor
• professional runner
• ultrarunner
• resilience
• performance
• ASICS
• testicular cancer

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ASICS Greenville Track Club Elite

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