You Can Quit If You Want - Amy Ga...
You Can Quit If You Want - Amy Gawlik

What Remains: An Okápe Podcast by Matt & Nathan

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She finished a triathlon, shot a wedding that same evening, and once woke up in a Mexican ambulance at mile 111 with a broken collarbone, still convinced she could finish. Forty more miles into the dark and a breakdown at mile 60 of her first 100-miler: Amy Gawlik is not someone who does things halfway.

In this episode, Nathan and Matt sit down with Amy, triathlete, ultrarunner, wedding photographer, single mom, and Okape's own photographer and brand collaborator, to talk about what physical pursuit has actually cost her, what it has given her, and what she hopes it leaves behind.

Amy shares how a flyer in a bike shop led to her first sprint triathlon, how a six-year break from the sport ended with a return to Ironman racing, and how she went from her longest run ever being 38 miles to crossing the finish line of Rocky Raccoon 100 in  ... 

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Keywords
personal developmentOkapemotivationmental toughnessphysical pursuitsinternal breakthroughstriathalonsultramarathons