Episode 6: An improbable Olympian

Olympic marathon runner Jared Ward joins Coaches’ Book Club to discuss our April book - Boys in the Boat - his career, and two books he wanted to share with us. Jared Ward has enjoyed one of those athletic careers that no one predicted. He wasn’t the most talented, or committed, runner in high school, where he was coached by Corbin Talley, who chose this month’s book. So what changed? Jared shares why running became more than a hobby, especially after he began running for the legendary Ed Eyestone at BYU. He talks about how he battled self-doubt and some untimely injuries, and why he bought into something his coaches saw in him that he didn’t - making an Olympic team as a marathon runner. He also talks about two books he loves and how they’ve influenced his athletic career and his new business ventures. The books are Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman and The Drunkard’s Walk: How Randomness Rules our Lives by Leonard Mlodinow.