From Cancer to Spartan Races [Video]

I’m your host, Rick Jordan, and joining us is Nick Klingensmith, a four-time cancer survivor, type 1 diabetic, recovering alcoholic, and an avid obstacle course racer. Nick shares his awe-inspiring journey of overcoming life’s toughest challenges, from battling cancer multiple times to tackling some of the world’s toughest obstacle races. Hear how Nick transformed his life through sheer determination and a positive mindset, even when faced with extreme adversity. This episode is a powerful reminder of the human spirit’s capacity to triumph over trials and an encouragement for anyone facing their own obstacles.

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We Meet: Nick Klingensmith, Stride Motivation, LLC

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About Nick:
After being thrown out of a Las Vegas hotel in a drunken haze, jeopardizing his career and relationships, Nick Klingensmith had to make a change. A 4-time cancer survivor, type-1 diabetic, and recovering alcoholic with herniated discs, nerve damage and sleep apnea, he defies it all when he finds Obstacle Course Racing. Refusing to accept his limitations, he’s completed over 100 Spartan Races, 6 Major Marathons, several Ultras and scores of other obstacle and endurance events. As someone who has walked the path of a sales professional, Nick is an expert in propelling other achievement-driven professionals and leaders to overcome fear and rejection and push past self-limiting doubts, by inspiring them to take purposeful action towards their goals.

Rick Jordan
Hey, what’s shakin, hey, I’m Rick Jordan today. We’re going all in. All right, today I’ve got an awesome treat for you everybody who listens. You know how much I love mindset. You know how much I post about that even the little blurbs that I write on my Instagram Stories, all the quotes that you see, you know, the majority of those are actually just from me and from my heart from my mind. And I’ve got somebody today who’s going to talk about this who has been just through a ton that has probably forged the way he thinks about his mindset. I mean, a four-time cancer survivor type one diabetic, recovering, alcoholic, herniated discs, nerve damage, sleep apnea, and he does all this while still doing like an obstacle course. Racing. It’s crazy and awesome. Nick, welcome to the show.

Nick Klingensmith
My man Rick, thank you for having me.

Rick Jordan
I did not try your last name brother. Can you give me it’s a Klingensmith?

Nick Klingensmith
You nailed it.

Rick Jordan
I should have just said it.

Nick Klingensmith
I know you got it right the first time and I was gonna correct it anyway.

Rick Jordan
Yeah, you know sometimes I usually asked that before we hit the record button on this you know today I just didn’t do it. I mean, the first thing you know most of our most of our fan bases, listeners, right, and audio platforms. But if you’re not if you’re seeing video, right, I see all these metals behind that dude, those are the obstacle courses.

Nick Klingensmith
So there are 98 completed Spartan Races. I don’t know how many trifectas that’s there. The big red, green and blue ones. There are six major marathons including Boston, Chicago, New York, and Berlin. And then just like I said, scores of other obstacle course racing five K’s 10 K’s suffer fests.

Rick Jordan
Yeah, I love that suffer fest. That’s fantastic. I’ve never seen one actually named that. But I’m sure that’s what you should be. Yeah, it absolutely should. Especially the Spartan Race, dude.

Nick Klingensmith
That’ll be mine.

Rick Jordan
Yeah, there you go. Please. Fill out every weekend. Please do that. Yeah, no joke. I was. Somebody tried to get me into the Spartan Race probably like a decade ago. But I was actually, you know, like, a lot heavier than I am right now. And I was like, I don’t know, I think that looks like the software is gonna turn into like suffering forever fest if like, if I go through this being like 300 rounds. Kind of crazy.