The Source Material: Episode 4 - The Endurance Artist

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Guest Featured

Jared BeasleyJournalist 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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