Atlantic CEO & American Record Holder Nicholas Thompson on Breakthroughs, Pushing Past Your Limits, & the Inspiration Behind The Running Ground | RunChats Ep.143

About this episode

Nicholas Thompson discusses breakthroughs in running, mental toughness, and the inspiration behind his book, The Running Ground.

Today I sat down with Nicholas Thompson , CEO of The Atlantic , world-class masters runner, and author of the national bestseller and Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year, " The Running Ground ." We dove into: -Why we push ourselves to our physical limits -Breakthroughs that only happen on the run -The stories behind The Running Ground -Mental toughness when the race gets dark -The future of running, media, and human performance -And what keeps him—just like all of us—still in the fight This is a powerful one filled with great insights. I hope you all enjoy the listen! If you enjoy the episode, it would mean the world to me if you would rate the podcast or write a review and share feedback wherever you get your podcast groove on. Connect With Nicholas: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nxthompson Grab his book, The Running Ground: https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/678434/the-running-ground-by-nicholas-thompson Connect With Ron: Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ronrunsnyc Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/runchats_with_ronrunsnyc Facebook: https://fb.me/runchats Website: https://ronrunsnyc.com ---- Produced by: David Margittai | In Post…

People in this episode

Host: Ron Romano

Guest: Nicholas Thompson

Topics covered

• mental toughness
• running
• personal limits
• breakthroughs
• inspiration
• media
• human performance

Keywords

• running
• mental toughness
• breakthroughs
• The Running Ground
• Nicholas Thompson
• Ron Romano
• human performance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Atlantic, In Post Media

Books & works: The Running Ground

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