Episode #45: Brendan Carpenter ran off 160 pounds & went viral for farting

We Run This

English - May 12, 2021 12:06 - 1 hour - 141 MB
Fitness Health & Fitness Homepage Download Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: Episode #44: Bethany Davis on marathon training, motherhood, & living a humble but confident life

Next Episode: Episode #46: Michelle Baxter on running in extreme elements & following training plans

Every fitness journey starts with a life-changing moment. For Brendan Carpenter, his life-changing moment happened at an unexpected place - an amusement park.

During a high school class trip to Canada’s Wonderland amusement park, Brendan was escorted off a ride because the safety bar wouldn’t fit over his 350-pound frame.

Almost a decade later, Carpenter is down over 160 pounds, completed numerous half and full marathons, and is now a Saucony Canada running team member.

Not bad for a guy who initially hated running.

In this episode, Brendan tells us about his journey to dropping all the weight, the awful eating habits that led to him ballooning up to 350 pounds, falling in love with running, running for 100 straight days during Covid lockdown, listening to differing approaches on how to run a race.

And of course, we discuss Brendan’s recent TikTok video about running - and farting - that went insanely viral and led to his new online nickname, "Turdbo."

---

Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/werunthis/support