366: Adrian Vigil has Lived the Struggle

Author: Luis Escobar, Kevin Lyons, Adrian Vigil
Published: Mon 01 Sep 2025
Episode Link: https://sites.libsyn.com/262337/366-adrian-vigil-has-lived-the-struggle

“I doubt running often. Why am I doing this?”

Adrian Vigil is a distance runner, a business owner, and a recovering addict. In this episode, Adrian chats with Luis about how he got into running, running Boulder to Boulder in Colorado, his tough upbringing, his struggle with drug addiction, how an explosion changed his life, being sober for 7 years, what running means to him, working with at risk youth, how he got stabbed, and his upcoming trip to Copper Canyons.

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