Marcus is an extreme athlete and coach, entrepreneur and motivational speaker.

As a show fan favourite, lolong-termisteners will be familiar with him from episodes 141 Find Your Everest and Showing No Weakness with Marcus Smith, Episode 207 Marcus Smith - The Intensive Care Unit To Running 30 Marathons In 30 Consecutive Days (which is still one of my all-time personal favourites) and most recently episode 253 on Making Yourself Mentally Tougher and Building The Ultra-mindset.

He is also the founder of Inner Fight in Dubai and the host of the great podcast by the same name.

EXPLICIT WARNING: This episode has more swearing than usual.

Here are some of the things we spoke about in today’s episode.

Getting personal growth through getting out of your comfort zone and seeking out adventure
Races vs your own challenges (for any endurance enthusiasts)
Using ultras, endurance and difficult challenges as a vehicle for self-discovery
Getting to the root of real pain point so you can stay motivated towards your goals
Why Marcus thinks people need to seek out challenges
Dealing with pain management and how the body keeps the score
The RAKMAN and how Covid planting the extreme ironman seed
The role gratitude plays in endurance challenges
And much more.