Episode
Hercules Nicolaou - #38
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- The Jake Dearden Podcast
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- Jun 23, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 4440
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Summary
Hercules Nicolaou joins the podcast to share the incredible story behind his 1,200km run across Greece, averaging 85km per day for 14 days. We dive into ultrarunning, entrepreneurship, mental resilience, building a successful business, overcoming self-doubt, and the lessons learned when everything goes wrong. 00:00 Intro 01:00 The 1,200km Greece Challenge Explained 05:25 Training While Working Full-Time 07:15 Childhood, Confidence & Growing Up as "Hercules" 15:00 Building a Multi-Million Pound Delivery Business 21:40 Entrepreneurship Lessons & Never Quitting 26:45 Leaving His Business & Joining Cadence 31:30 Work Ethic, Fear & Providing for Family 35:30 The Speed Project & Performing Under Pressure 39:30 The Darkest Moment During Greece & Nearly Quitting 49:00 Gratitude, Relationships & Why Challenges Matter 56:40 Advice for Anyone Starting Ultrarunning 15% off 247 Represent - Use code: JAKE247 https://uk.representclo.com/collectio... BPN supplements - 10% off, Use code: JAKE: https://www.bareperformancenutrition.com Whoop — 1 month free: https://join.whoop.com/gb/en/Jakedearden Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.