Colin McCourt was an elite British athlete trying to qualify for the 2012 Olympics. As one of the best 800m runners in the country, life was promising, until he gave it up, completely. Over the next few years Colin gained 50lbs, and did not run a step…until a bet with friends that he could not break 16:00 in the 5k by the end of the year ignited a new lease of life for Colin. If he was not to accomplish this, he would have to get 17 tattoos of his friends name on his body. This podcast episode talks about coming back from time off, and just what joy running can bring to you outside of the results.