RJ Kayser 2/10/20 RJ Kayser 2/10/20

Heroic Humility with Dan Growden | FlowCast #46

Show Notes

Dan Growden is our guest on this week's FlowCast. Dan is an incredible athlete who's endurance is only outmatched by his humility. It takes a lot to get Dan to talk himself up despite reaching the level of training camp in the NHL and competing at an Olympic qualifier for speed skating.

In this conversation, we discuss the unique sport of speed skating, flow on ice, and Dan's new mission as a family man.

February 15 marks International Angelman Day. Please listen to the last 10 minutes of this podcast to learn more about Angelman Syndrome and visit cureangelman.ca

1:00 - Our current meditation practices

3:45- What is TM?

7:30 - Welcome to the show Dan Growden

8:45 - Where ice sports started for Dan

10:15 - Unlimited energy plus cardio genes

11:00 - Functioning on little sleep

11:40 - Dan's hockey career

13:00 - Switching to speed skating

15:00 - Training for speed skating

20:00 - What life's like for Olympic athletes

20:45 - Losing the internal drive due to bureaucracy

22:00 - Dan's retirement from speed skating

23:15 - Time spent in flow

24:00 - The risk of speed skating

25:30 - The interesting science of speed skating blades

27:30 - There's no balance in top-level sports

28:30 - Skating flow*

29:15 - Easy speed *

30:00 - Time spent in flow across sports

32:00 - What does Dan do now to reclaim flow?

35:15 - Where did Dan's positivity come from?

37:15 - Controlling your energy

38:15 - Making competitions with yourself for fun*

39:45 - Where does the competitive drive come from?

44:00 - A new life mission - Angelman syndrome

52:00 - Why Dan isn't allowed to drink orange juice

Resources

The 6-Phase Meditation

Try the Waking Up App for Free for 1 Month

Calm

Headspace

Apolo Ohno - Finding Mastery

FAST - Foundation for Angelman Syndrome Therapeutics cureangelman.ca

International Angelman Day - February 15

Quiet - Susan Cain

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RJ Kayser 11/18/19 RJ Kayser 11/18/19

FlowCast #35 | "The Runs" with Josh and Dan

Josh Chessman and Dan Growden are two close friends of ours who are also incredible endurance athletes. They've put together a unique trail run get-together at Haroldtown Conservation Area in Peterborough for November 30. In this episode we dive into what inspired this challenge for them, how to participate, and the tips and tricks (or lack thereof) that Dan and Josh will be using to perform their best at this event. The link to join this trail run challenge is: https://theruns.itsyourrace.com/register/?fbclid=IwAR3M3u9feq6u6-EfymyOSq73yp8mapQjC36jN_5QZbiTwpHRA2zdkhCqmOQ

0:00 - PSA on this episode before getting started

2:30 - Podcast start

3:45 - Dan’s Intervention

5:30 - Siri joins the conversation

6:00 - The Runs - Haroldtown race description

7:45 - Could you walk the race?

9:15 - What trail the race is taking place on?

11:00 - What spurred this race on?

12:00 - Dan’s running history

13:15 - Dan’s sports background

14:30 - Does endurance stick with you after many years of building it up?

15:30 - Embrace the grind