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Train Hard, Win Easy

The Kenyan Way

by Toby Tanser · Recommended by 1 person on 1 podcast

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One of my favorite books when I was in high school I ran cross country track and field and I and I ran in college and I was and I was pretty decent. And there was a book that changed my life. It was called train hard win easy. That's the same phrase where I think about that all the.
Shaan Puri · My First Million · Sep 2025 Listen at 13:24

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Train Hard, Win Easy by Toby Tanser is a sports biography and training philosophy book that chronicles the intense lifestyles and rigorous routines of elite Kenyan distance runners. On the episode titled These old school businesses are making millions of the podcast My First Million, aired on September 3, 2025, host Shaan Puri discussed this publication. Shaan Puri brought up the book he read in high school that changed his life and shares his mindset around taking the hard route first. He recounted how discovering the text during his competitive cross-country and track-and-field days profoundly shaped his personal work ethic and philosophy on endurance. The host explained that the core message of embracing grueling physical and mental challenges has continued to influence his approach to business and life long after his competitive running career concluded, serving as a permanent reminder that enduring difficult trials directly precedes achieving meaningful success and long-term personal fulfillment.

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“One of my favorite books when I was in high school I ran cross country track and field and I and I ran in college and I was and I was pretty decent. And there was a book that changed my life. It was called train hard win easy. That's the same phrase where I think about that all the”

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