00:00 | Trailer
02:01 Brian’s thoughts on the episode
06:15 Brian’s introduction
07:01 Dean’s marathon connections between UK, Greece and America
09:14 Why so many people now seek out the extreme challenge of a marathon
11:04 Deciding to quit his job and make a living out of running
15:27 Why and how Dean runs such long distances
18:00 Running Death Valley, the world’s toughest foot race
22:00 Pain is just perception
25:26 Sign up and run your first marathon, you will learn so much
27:09 Running the Boston marathon after the 2013 bombing
32:03 How ultra-marathon running has changed over last 20 years
34:32 Writing ‘The Road to Sparta’
36:11 The story behind the Spartathlon and marathon running
41:11 Dean’s Spartathlon experience
44:22 Dean’s view of the future prospects for Greece and its people
47:02 Dean’s world perspective from global marathon running
48:59 50 marathons in 50 states in 50 days is sane compared to Dean’s next challenge
50:34 How Dean physically prepares for marathons
53:50 What keeps Dean awake at night
54:58 Success Secrets
55:48 What is failure to Dean
56:20 What we would be surprised to learn about Dean
58:14 Phone call to the 20 year old Dean
59:25 Best advice ever received
1:01:09 Advice to the young person across the world who has a dream
1:02:21 Why are people so eager to meet Dean at his London book signings
1:04:15 Brian’s summing up.
