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Episode 36: Peter Bromka
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Joy is...Commitment.
Peter Bromka is something of a philosopher of movement. He is an astonishingly fast marathoner and writer about running, whose ability to push the boundaries of what is physiologically possible is coupled with a curious mind that can riff from the micro details of split times to the macro questioning of why we do what we do when we run.
I spent a long time immersing myself in Peter's thoughts across various media platforms in the weeks before we spoke: a veritable labyrinthine roller coaster that leaves you gasping for breath from the honesty and necessity of what he has to say. It was perhaps appropriate therefore, that our conversation revolved, not so much around the further breathless pursuit of answers, as having the grace to allow space for Peter's thoughts to percolate and unfurl.
It is a rumination on paradox. The paradox of authenticity and of experience; of competition and of success; of grief; of awareness; of revelation; of searching for meaning; of going the distance; of faith and of sacrifice; of fear and of pain. Then there's the final paradox: of heartbreak. Of how breaking apart, breaking down, breaking open, let's the light in again.
Medium: bromka.medium.com
Insta: @bromka
Mentioned: I'm Not Alright; The Marathon Doesn't Owe You Anything
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