Logo for Smarter Better Faster Stronger

Smarter Better Faster Stronger

GQ

The world's best athletes push relentlessly to be physically and mentally stronger than their competition—and this podcast is about the lessons they learn while winning (and losing). Lessons, it turns out, you don't have to be a world-class athlete to benefit from. Hosted by GQ writer Clay Skipper, season 1 of Smarter Better Faster Stronger gets real with six Tokyo-bound Olympians who've pushed through everything—self-doubt, depression, fear, unexpected success, and beyond—in the quest for a gold medal. From GQ Sports.

2021

The world's best athletes push relentlessly to be physically and mentally stronger than their competition—and this podcast is about the lessons they learn while winning (and losing). Lessons, it turns out, you don't have to be a world-class athlete to benefit from. Hosted by GQ writer Clay Skipper, season 1 of Smarter Better Faster Stronger gets real with six Tokyo-bound Olympians who've pushed through everything—self-doubt, depression, fear, unexpected success, and beyond—in the quest for a gold medal. From GQ Sports.

2021
3hr 29min
Thumbnail for "How to Push Yourself to the Edge, According to U.S. Marathoner Molly Seidel".
Get a masterclass in managing discomfort from an Olympian who embraces it for 26.2 miles at a time.
July 15, 202140min 10sec39.08 MB
Thumbnail for "From WIRED Politics Lab: How Election Deniers Are Weaponizing Tech To Disrupt November".
April 11, 202414min 28sec13.86 MB
Thumbnail for "Breaking Through the “Pain Cave,” with Paralympian Cyclist Oksana Masters".
Ahead of the 2021 Paralympic Games, cyclist Oksana Masters offers tips on breaking through mental and physical barriers.
July 29, 202131min 37sec30.88 MB
Thumbnail for "The Psychological Mindset that Helps Olympian Kyra Condie Conquer Impossible Climbs".
Opera music, visualization, and a growth mindset are just a few of the tools Olympian Kyra Condie uses to conquer impossible climbs.
July 22, 202135min 21sec34.46 MB
Thumbnail for "How to Maintain Your Cool, According to Olympic Fencer Daryl Homer".
Homer's swinging a saber for a shot at gold in Tokyo, but on this episode, he shares how he anticipates his opponent's feints—and his own nerves.
July 8, 202129min 26sec28.79 MB
Thumbnail for "Battling Impostor Syndrome with Advice from Olympic Racewalker Tom Bosworth".
The British world-record holder has a special strategy for staving off self-doubt—and helpfully explains the racewalker's "hip wiggle."
July 1, 202130min 10sec29.5 MB
Thumbnail for "Carlin Isles, the World's Fastest Rugby Player, Makes Self Doubt Work in His Favor".
The Tokyo-bound Olympian talks about his road to the rugby stardom, pushing past limits, and using fear as a motivator.
June 24, 202126min 26sec25.91 MB
Thumbnail for "Introducing Smarter Better Faster Stronger".
Welcome to Smarter Better Faster Stronger, a GQ Sports podcast that goes inside athletes' brains...and comes back with winning advice.
June 15, 20211min 40sec4.11 MB

How to Push Yourself to the Edge, According to U.S. Marathoner Molly Seidel

Thumbnail for "How to Push Yourself to the Edge, According to U.S. Marathoner Molly Seidel".
July 15, 202140min 10sec

U.S. distance runner Molly Seidel earned her trip to the Tokyo Summer Games when she finished second in the 2019 Olympic marathon trials—which was also the first marathon she’d ever run. On this episode, Molly talks about wanting to eat the other runners' lunch, how she ran on a broken pelvis for a year, embracing the feeling of being “a pot of water about to boil over," and the lessons that she and her trainer, Jon Green, have learned from training at peak discomfort.

Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices
Thumbnail for "How to Push Yourself to the Edge, According to U.S. Marathoner Molly Seidel".
How to Push Yourself to the Edge, According to U.S. Marathoner Molly Seidel
00:00
40:10