Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Max Jolliffe is the Moab 240 course record holder, elite ultrarunner, and one of endurance sport's more unlikely origin stories. We discuss his multi-generational family history with addiction, the prescription that started a decade-long spiral, the jail cell that changed everything, the tools of sobriety that became the blueprint for athletic performance, and more. READ MORE👉🏼 bit.ly/richroll979
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00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:16 Nature of 200+ Mile Races
00:05:03 Personal Background & Family Struggles
00:08:43 First Encounters with Addiction
00:10:03 Opioid Crisis & Transition to Heroin
00:13:13 Family Breakdown & Homelessness
00:17:52 Finding Recovery & Early Sobriety
00:20:26 Suffering, Motivation, and AA
00:23:24 Getting Sober: Jail & AA
00:27:08 Sponsor Break
00:31:01 Willingness & the Nature of Change
00:34:15 Life Transformation & Support Systems
00:35:35 Complicated Relationship with Father
00:37:37 Skate & Surf Culture Upbringing
00:43:50 First Steps into Running
00:48:42 First Marathons & Realizing Talent
00:50:12 Breakthrough Ultra Performances
00:51:53 Running as Emotional Regulation
00:52:44 Transferring Addiction & Balance
00:54:53 Sponsor Break
00:59:15 Sobriety Tools Applied to Running
01:03:43 Learning & Growth in Ultrarunning
01:06:32 Growth of Ultrarunning & Future Trends
01:10:44 Personal Growth & Overcoming Adversity
01:12:20 Reflections on Change & Sobriety
01:16:18 Mindset, Never Quit, and Ego
01:21:09 Imposter Syndrome & Self-Perception
01:25:00 Upcoming Races & Training Focus
01:30:07 Training Routine & Life Post-Corporate Job
01:37:15 Motivation & Love for the Process
01:38:24 Support System & Coaching
01:39:43 Message of Hope & Possibility

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