{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/637edd2f571c7c0011b83a32/66274e830d1cbd00138a301a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"From Alcoholic to Running Ultra Marathons in The Sahara & The Arctic - Freddie Bennett","description":"<p><strong><u>FREDDIE BENNETT:</u></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Freddie, an Englishman who now calls New Zealand home, shares his remarkable pivot from life in one fast lane to life in another fast lane.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>In his old life he was chasing cheap dopamine with copious amounts of alcohol and cocaine.    </p><p>Now he’s leaning into the search for a quality dopamine hit by pushing his body to the limit physically and doing epic s**t.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>And in the process, becoming a better person and making himself and his family and friends proud which is cool.</p><p><br></p><p>At the time of recording this, Freddie was preparing to leave NZ to take part in a 5-day 250km running event in the Artic.&nbsp;This involves carrying all the food and equipment he needs to survive, temperatures of -50 and running over frozen lakes and mountains.&nbsp;Very different to the cocaine blizzards Freddie used to experience in his past life in the UK.</p><p><br></p><p>We talk about the moment in New York where a drug dealer held a gun to Freddie's head, the sudden death of his dad and this impact that had on him, his decision to move to NZ with his family and much more.  I hope this episode and Freddie's transformation inspires you to get a little more out of your own life.</p>","author_name":"Dom Harvey"}