{"author_name":"Chasing Excellence","author_url":"https://art19.com/shows/chasing-excellence/episodes/e2142c9b-037c-4f75-ae1e-e4d228ed62b4","description":"<p>What if the most important training you'll ever do happens nowhere near a barbell?</p><p>Annie Thorisdottir and her co-writer Christine Bald join Patrick to discuss their new book, <a href=\"https://www.amazon.com/Iceland-Annie-Evolution-CrossFit-Legend/dp/1250284147?sr=8-1\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Iceland Annie: The Evolution of a CrossFit Games Legend</em></a> — five years in the making and built on a prologue Christine wrote before Annie ever agreed to write it.</p><p>You'll hear why Annie believes character is trained the same way fitness is: in private, repeatedly, often without immediate reward. And you'll hear Christine on the discipline required to prepare for moments you can't anticipate. Together, they make the case that what most people see on the podium is the smallest part of what it took to get there.</p><p>👉🏼 <a href=\"https://www.chasingexcellence.email/p/guide-s6e57\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Get the full Listener's Guide here</a></p><p>🐾 <a href=\"https://www.chasetracker.app/?ref=shownotes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Start your Free Trial of the ChaseTracker</a></p><p>❤️‍🔥 <a href=\"https://chasingexcellence.substack.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Free Newsletter &amp; the Chase Club</a></p><p>👋 <a href=\"https://www.chasingexcellence.email/p/start-chasing-here\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">New to Chasing Excellence? Start here!</a></p><p><br></p>","html":"<iframe src=\"https://art19.com/shows/chasing-excellence/episodes/e2142c9b-037c-4f75-ae1e-e4d228ed62b4/embed\" style=\"width: 720px; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" width=\"720\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"></iframe>","provider_name":"ART19","provider_url":"https://art19.com","title":"Annie Thorisdottir Talks Training Character, Consistency, & Collaboration (w/ Christine Bald)","type":"rich","version":"1.0","width":720,"height":200}