{"podcast":{"title":"The Jake Dearden Podcast","slug":"the-jake-dearden-podcast-7709539","podcast_index_feed_id":7709539,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/69937398989966fe08ad110d","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-jake-dearden-podcast","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/69937398989966fe08ad110d/1771271314347-cbd86eb4-0be7-4550-b5b3-7baf167b3358.jpeg","author":"Jake Dearden","episode_count":48,"summary":"Welcome to The Jake Dearden Podcast - where high performance meets real conversation. Join Jake Dearden as he sits down with some of the biggest names in the sporting world to unpack what truly separates good from great. From elite training methods and the best recovery strategies to nutrition hacks, mindset shifts and the small habits that make a big difference - nothing is off limits. But this isn’t just about performance. Jake dives deeper, getting to know the person behind the athlete - their journey, setbacks, lessons learned, and the advice they wish they’d had earlier. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-28T14:17:05.599138+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jake-dearden-podcast-7709539"},"episode":{"title":"Hercules Nicolaou - #38","slug":"hercules-nicolaou-38","published_at":"2026-06-23T05:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jake-dearden-podcast-7709539/hercules-nicolaou-38","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jake-dearden-podcast-7709539","url":"https://shows.acast.com/the-jake-dearden-podcast/episodes/hercules-nicolaou-38-the-jake-dearden-podcast","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/69937398989966fe08ad110d/e/6a33193ea43c1651f47d00cd/media.mp3","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.","meta_description":"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 u…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4440,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-jake-dearden-podcast-7709539/episodes/hercules-nicolaou-38/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-jake-dearden-podcast-7709539/hercules-nicolaou-38.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}