JAMES GWINNETT suffered a LIFE-CHANGING injury while playing RUGBY in 2013, a tackle-gone-wrong resulted in a BROKEN NECK. He fell into a downward spiral of alcoholism & depression. Eventually he managed to break out of the cycle, partly thanks to fitness, running, & ULTRAMARATHONS. A few years ago he appeared on UK Channel 4’s: SAS: Who Dares Wins. A BRUTAL reality show where super fit humans are tested both physically & mentally by a group of former SPECIAL FORCES soldiers. He also recently ran 145 miles IN ONE GO!! TIMESTAMPS: [00:12] INTRO [00:54] James' childhood in 60 seconds [01:55] Rugby career, identity & INJURY [11:33] Spiralling down post injury [18:12] Major turning point [20:50] When James realised he could never play rugby again [22:12] From no running, to MARATHONS, to ULTRAmarathons [27:55] What is an ULTRAMARATHON [30:51] RUNNING 145 MILES IN ONE GO!!!!! [36:28] Physical VS MENTAL FITNESS [51:52] Discussing the classic question "How are you?" [54:01] SAS: Who Dares Wins [01:07:44] HONEYMOON CHARITY EXPEDITION - Children with Cancer UK [01:13:25] James' message [01:15:49] OUTRO HAVE YOU MET... LINKS: CLICK HERE for ALL podcast links Website Main YouTube YouTube CLIPS channel Instagram @haveyoumet_podcast Anchor Twitter @haveyoumet_pod Facebook LinkedIn JAMES' LINKS: Twitter @jamesgwinnett Instagram @jamesgwinnett SPONSOR James & his wife, Krista, as they expedition 360km across Patagonia for CHILDREN WITH CANCER UK. They'll be running, cycling and kayaking through Patagonia for six days. Big respect to both of them for using their HONEYMOON as a chance to give back! DONATE HERE Children with Cancer UK website Want to hear more from James, check out the podcast he hosts, LIFE HAPPENS Book James to speak Check out Channel 4's SAS: Who Dares Wins (James was featured in season 4) - NEW EPISODE EVERY OTHER FRIDAY - Open-minded and curious conversational interviews. Extreme variety of guests and topics. Thank you for listening 🙏 if you enjoyed it PLEASE SUBSCRIBE! If you really enjoyed it, please consider sharing with someone you know! ALL LINKS Just two people talking...

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