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Enthusiastic Life | with Brendan Walsh
Brendan Walsh is the host of the Enthusiastic Life podcast - where he interviews friends, colleagues, and all around interesting people to learn about their origin stories, what's made them successful, what lessons they've learned throughout life and most importantly what's bringing them joy
Enthusiastic Life | with Brendan Walsh
Ep 5 — Nick Gibbs: What Ultra-Running Teaches Us About Mindset
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ELP EPISODE 5 — From Hockey Rinks to 100-Mile Races with Nick Gibbs
In this episode, Brendan Walsh sits down with Nick Gibbs—a third-generation leader at his family’s machinery company and an unstoppable endurance athlete who made a wild leap from competitive hockey to the world of ultramarathons.
We explore:
🔥 How Nick went from lacing up skates to running 100+ mile races
🏔️ What it takes to train for a 50-, 100-, and now 150-mile ultramarathon
🏢 The lessons he’s learned working in a multigenerational family business
💪 His mindset shift and what drives him to embrace pain, grit, and growth
👊 How he and Brendan met at the Detroit Athletic Club’s Ultimate Athletics Challenge
This episode is about more than endurance—it’s about building mental toughness, redefining limits, and living enthusiastically no matter what path you're on.
🎧 Tune in to get inspired and push your own boundaries.
🎙️ Hosted by Brendan Walsh | Produced by Ryan Dewan of Wave Media