The 104kg Man Who Ran 100 Miles With Zero Training

A 104kg bloke got punched in the back of the head, couldn't sleep for months, nearly lost his mind in London, and somehow turned it all into a career helping men sleep and a movement called the Heavyweight Running Division. Jordan Stanton is one of the most honest, high-energy guests we've had on the pod.

In this episode:
- How a Muay Thai sparring session gave Jordan a traumatic brain injury and destroyed his sleep for months
- The cortisone injection at the base of his skull that bought him two to three months of pain-free living
- Why yoga and sleep became the two things that actually fixed him when nothing else worked
- Running 1,500km across the UK at 104kg in 21 days with his mate and his mate's dad
- The moment his girlfriend told him to move to London and he nearly chose a footy flag instead
- Why the Heavyweight Running Division blew up overnight and what it means for big blokes who feel invisible in running
- Sleep pressure explained and why most people have no idea how to build it
- The one habit that matters more than anything else for sleep quality
- Why ChatGPT will never replace a real coach
- His first backyard ultra with zero training and what 16,000 calories actually looks like

Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro and Jordan's Muay Thai background
(05:16) Moving to London and missing Australian culture
(09:14) Why leaving your hometown changes everything
(17:26) The traumatic brain injury that changed his life
(20:02) Cortisone injection and the slow road to recovery
(27:30) How yoga and sleep became his medicine
(41:33) Becoming a full-time sleep coach
(43:39) Running the length of the UK at 104kg in 21 days
(48:14) Fuelling strategy and eating 10 gels a day
(58:01) The one rule that anchors your circadian rhythm
(62:17) Sleep pressure and why most blokes are wired but tired
(70:37) Why human connection beats ChatGPT for coaching
(90:41) The birth of the Heavyweight Running Division
(97:22) Weight classes in running and why big guys deserve representation
(120:55) His first backyard ultra with no training and 16,000 calories burned

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