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Podcast: Success for the Athletic-Minded Man
Episode: #213 The Commitment: From Drug Addict to World Record Ultramarathoner, Charlie Engle Talks about Choosing Success (45:53)
Description: Dead Sea to Everest. Charlie Engle is an ultramarathon runner, an adventure-seeker, a global explorer and a philanthropist; he's also a recovering crack addict, a convicted felon, and a man driven to the edge of human endurance and achievement. After a decade-long addiction to crack cocaine and alcohol, Charlie hit bottom with a near-fatal six-day binge that ended in a hail of bullets. As Engle got sober, he turned to run, which became his lifeline, his pastime, and his salvation. The Matt Damon-produced documentary, Running the Sahara, followed Engle as he leads a team on...