Alex Hutchinson is a National Magazine Award-winning journalist whose work appears in Outside, The Globe and Mail, The New York Times, The New Yorker, and other publications. He was a two-time finalist in the 1,500 meters at the Canadian Olympic Trials, and represented Canada internationally in track, cross-country, road racing, and mountain running competitions. He holds a Ph.D. in physics from the University of Cambridge, and has worked as a researcher for the U.S. National Security Agency. He lives in Toronto, Canada. Alex joins us on the podcast to discuss his groundbreaking book Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance, as well as a host of other topics. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/adventureaudio/support