82. The Comeback (with John Kingstedt)

About this episode

John Kingstedt shares his powerful comeback story after overcoming depression and returning to elite running.

This week, we sat down in the podcast studio at Downtown Camper with Swedish elite runner John Kingstedt. He’s been through a tough few years, and just a year ago running wasn’t even on the table. Last weekend, he returned to run a marathon PB in Hannover. Listen to this powerful comeback story as John opens up about depression, doubt, and the road back. Good stuff!  Runners FM is recorded at Downtown Camper in Stockholm. Follow us at @runnersfm on IG Join the chat in our Strava Group . Hosts: Victor Urquhart Smångs @victorsmangs Frej Ersa Engberg @frejkutar Guest: John Kingstedt @johnkingstedt CHECK OUT THE RUNNERS FM TV YOUTUBE CHANNEL HERE ! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Victor Urquhart Smångs, Frej Ersa Engberg

Guest: John Kingstedt

Topics covered

• comeback
• mental health
• elite running
• marathon
• depression
• personal story

Keywords

• comeback
• John Kingstedt
• marathon PB
• depression
• elite runner
• running
• mental health

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Downtown Camper, Hannover, Sweden, Stockholm

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