The Source Material: Episode 4 - The Endurance Artist
· 26 min · Bonus
Episode The Source Material: Episode 4 - The Endurance Artist
Guest Featured
Jared Beasley Journalist and author - The Endurance Artist: Lazarus Lake, the Barkley, and a Race With No End (Simon & Schuster)
Key Themes
• How Jared earned access to Laz: the math problem, the quit, the email • Laz's childhood: the tumor, 1% survival odds, the Apollo program father, 10 schools in 10 years • The Idiots Run: the predecessor race that set the template for the Barkley • The philosophy of willpower over talent: why Laz designed uncertainty into every element • What it felt like to be at Frozen Head reporting on the most significant Barkley in years • The legacy runners: people in their 70s who have never finished a loop and keep coming back
Standout Moment
'He was given a 1% chance to live. And when you live thinking that any moment could be the finish line, you live as if there is no finish line.'
Series Context
Bonus Episode 04 of 06. The first of two Jared Beasley conversations. Next episode: Whistling in the Dark - the studio interview.
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