About this episode

The episode follows Gene Jochen's transformation from a sedentary lifestyle to becoming an 11x Ironman finisher, sharing over 100 life lessons learned through running.

Send us Fan Mail In One Step Forward , we follow Gene from his initial unhealthy lifestyle as he transforms from sedentary starter to 11x Ironman finisher—with a 10-year Boston Marathon streak During this journey Gene extracts over 100 life lessons from his running but applicable to all kinds of situations. They fall into 5 major categories Perseverance and ResilienceMental Strength and Self Talk Community and SupportPersonal Growth and TransformationService and Giving Back G...

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Hosts: Alan, Liz

Guest: Gene Jochen

Topics covered

• transformation
• life lessons
• perseverance
• mental strength
• community support
• personal growth
• service

Keywords

• Ironman
• Boston Marathon
• life lessons
• resilience
• mental strength
• personal growth
• community
• service

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