Michael Murray is the CEO of Frasers Group, board member of Hugo Boss, HYROX World Championship qualifier, and a sub-3-hour marathon runner.

In this episode, we dive into Michael's journey from building businesses at university to leading one of the biggest retail groups in the world. We discuss fitness, leadership, HYROX, marathon training, building Everlast Gyms, managing pressure, balancing family life, and the mindset required to perform at a high level in both business and sport.

00:00 - Introduction: CEO, Athlete & Dad

00:38 - Growing Up in Sport & Fitness

03:49 - Building Businesses at University

07:10 - Becoming CEO of Frasers Group

11:37 - Reinventing Everlast Gyms

17:22 - Discovering HYROX & Competitive Fitness

24:05 - Leadership, Role Models & Company Culture

29:14 - Marathon Training & Running Sub-3 Hours

39:34 - Family Life, Communication & Relationships

43:25 - HYROX Worlds, Future Goals & What's Next

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Hercules Nicolaou joins the podcast to share the incredible story behind his 1,200km run across Greece, averaging 85km per day for 14 days. We dive into ultrarunning, entrepreneurship, mental resilience, building a successful business, overcoming self-doubt, and the lessons learned when everything goes wrong.

00:00 Intro

01:00 The 1,200km Greece Challenge Explained

05:25 Training While Working Full-Time

07:15 Childhood, Confidence & Growing Up as "Hercules"

15:00 Building a Multi-Million Pound Delivery Business

21:40 Entrepreneurship Lessons & Never Quitting

26:45 Leaving His Business & Joining Cadence

31:30 Work Ethic, Fear & Providing for Family

35:30 The Speed Project & Performing Under Pressure

39:30 The Darkest Moment During Greece & Nearly Quitting

49:00 Gratitude, Relationships & Why Challenges Matter

56:40 Advice for Anyone Starting Ultrarunning

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Paige Dana joins the podcast to share her journey from professional dancer to content creator, coach, marathon runner, HYROX athlete, and Ironman finisher.

We dive into how she built a fitness career online, trained for her first marathon, learned to swim as an adult for an Ironman, balanced coaching with high-level competition, and developed the mindset needed to chase elite performance.

00:00 Intro

01:00 Growing Up Playing Football & Discovering Dance

02:00 Training as a Professional Dancer

04:40 Covid, PT Qualifications & Entering Fitness

09:40 Starting a Food Page & Building Social Media

12:30 First Marathon Journey: London Marathon

21:56 Berlin Marathon & A Huge PB

26:25 Discovering HYROX

29:23 Signing Up for an Ironman Without Being Able to Swim

48:00 HYROX Success, Elite 15 Goals & Athlete Mindset

53:30 Balancing Content Creation With Serious Training

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