The King of Moab: Ultrarunner Max Jolliffe On Winning Moab 240, Recovery From Heroin Addiction & Why Suffering Is His Greatest Teacher

About this episode

Max Jolliffe shares his journey from addiction to becoming an elite ultrarunner, emphasizing the lessons learned through suffering and recovery.

Max Jolliffe is the Moab 240 course record holder, elite ultrarunner, and one of endurance sport's more unlikely origin stories. This conversation explores Max's multi-generational family history with addiction, the opioid crisis, his decade-long battle with heroin, the moment in a jail cell that changed everything, and how the tools of sobriety – surrender, teachability, the daily reprieve – became the foundation of an athletic career. Along the way, we get into what it looks like to take an obsessive, addictive mind and aim it at something that gives back. Max is the real deal. Enjoy! Show notes + MORE Watch on YouTube Newsletter Sign-Up Today’s Sponsors: BetterHelp: Get 10% OFF the first month👉🏼https://www.betterhelp.com/richroll Rivian: Electric vehicles that keep the world adventurous forever👉🏼https://www.rivian.com WHOOP: The all-new WHOOP 5.0 is here! Get your first month FREE👉🏼https://www.join.whoop.com/Roll Mill: Get $75 off your fully automated food recycler with code RICHROLL + 90-day risk-free trial👉🏼https://www.mill.com/RICHROLL Birch: For 27% off ALL mattresses👉🏼https://www.BirchLiving.com/richroll Noble Mobile: The first phone carrier that pays you to use…

People in this episode

Host: Rich Roll

Guest: Max Jolliffe

Topics covered

• ultrarunning
• addiction recovery
• suffering as a teacher
• endurance sports
• sobriety
• personal transformation

Keywords

• Moab 240
• heroin addiction
• endurance athlete
• sobriety tools
• addictive mind
• personal growth
• opioid crisis

Sponsors

BetterHelp, Rivian, WHOOP, Mill, Birch, Noble Mobile

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Organizations: Voicing Change Media

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