Uploaded January 2024 | Updated September 2026, 8 minutes ago
Dustin Riedesel is an author, recovered addict, leukemia survivor, a loving father, and husband. After recovering from cancer treatment, he began his running journey while concurrently working towards sobriety. Since then he’s ran three marathons, transformed his outlook on life, and recently published his latest book ‘Looks Like We're Running: An Amateur's Companion to Becoming a Marathoner’
In this episode, Dustin shares the mental framework he uses when setting goals as well as how he views running as a metaphor for life. We discuss Dustin's journey battling Leukemia, how he writes his books, and our shared love for reading.
TIMECODES:
0:00 - Intro
1:01 - Running Marathons
6:03 - Subjective Vs. Objective Goals
9:50 - Physical, Intellectual, & Spiritual Buckets
16:06 - Running as a Metaphor for Life
20:15 - Simple, But Not Easy
26:32 - Choosing Rationality Over Sensibility
29:44 - 3 Ways Of Facing Pain
37:13 - Being Diagnosed With Leukemia
41:30 - Mental Frameworks During Cancer Treatment
46:30 - David Foster Wallace
49:38 - AA Meetings & Cliches
53:00 - Overcoming Addiction
58:08 - Inspiration for Writing
59:40 - Reading & Vocabulary
1:01:46 - How I Fell In Love With Books
1:06:35 - Priceless Value of Books
1:08:08 - Slow Form Content
1:10:16 - Why Dustin Writes
1:17:12 - Steps For Writing a Book
1:23:00 - Emphasis On Effort, Not Outcomes
1:25:08 - Controlling Your Identity
For More:
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Follow Dustin on Instagram: instagram.com/dustinriedesel
Buy Dustin's Books on Amazon: bit.ly/3vHgfdH
Support The Podcast:
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Dustin Riedesel is an author, recovered addict, leukemia survivor, a loving father, and husband. After recovering from cancer treatment, he began his running journey while concurrently working towards sobriety. Since then he’s ran three marathons, transformed his outlook on life, and recently published his latest book ‘Looks Like We're Running: An Amateur's Companion to Becoming a Marathoner’
In this episode, Dustin shares the mental framework he uses when setting goals as well as how he views running as a metaphor for life. We discuss Dustin's journey battling Leukemia, how he writes his books, and our shared love for reading.
TIMECODES:
0:00 - Intro
1:01 - Running Marathons
6:03 - Subjective Vs. Objective Goals
9:50 - Physical, Intellectual, & Spiritual Buckets
16:06 - Running as a Metaphor for Life
20:15 - Simple, But Not Easy
26:32 - Choosing Rationality Over Sensibility
29:44 - 3 Ways Of Facing Pain
37:13 - Being Diagnosed With Leukemia
41:30 - Mental Frameworks During Cancer Treatment
46:30 - David Foster Wallace
49:38 - AA Meetings & Cliches
53:00 - Overcoming Addiction
58:08 - Inspiration for Writing
59:40 - Reading & Vocabulary
1:01:46 - How I Fell In Love With Books
1:06:35 - Priceless Value of Books
1:08:08 - Slow Form Content
1:10:16 - Why Dustin Writes
1:17:12 - Steps For Writing a Book
1:23:00 - Emphasis On Effort, Not Outcomes
1:25:08 - Controlling Your Identity
For More:
Follow Brock on Instagram: instagram.com/brockcovington
Follow Brock on YouTube: @BrockCovington
Follow Dustin on Instagram: instagram.com/dustinriedesel
Buy Dustin's Books on Amazon: bit.ly/3vHgfdH
Support The Podcast:
switchback Electrolytes: bit.ly/3ON7KDN
Ten Thousand: bit.ly/Ten-Thousand | Code: COVINGTON
