what an interview. I think moving to France was the best decision Jim could have made. he seems happy, comfortable and much more mature. good for him !!!
It’s pretty unreal when you achieve your life’s dream. It’s not always an excited feeling, it can be a relief or let down or what now feeling. It will take him time to sort it out mentally. Massive achievement.
Jim looks really caught up in glow of this moment, and a bit overwhelmed. I hope he is able to soak up this accomplishment and process the magnitude of his achievement. Best wishes Jim!
Amazing interview and I'm just so happy for Jim. This is a true story of doing whatever it takes to reach a goal and letting nothing get in your way. I am so happy to hear Jim plans to jump back into the lime light moving forward as we need your Strava data bud!! I will be so interested to see what he sets his sights on next. Selfishly I hope Jim moves back to Arizona and starts just CRUSHING North American races again. I watched the entire event live and there was something different when he came out of that aid station and I think it was the stretch of pavement. You could tell his legs were opening up. What was frustrating is we didn't actually get to see the pass of Zack. Just all of a sudden the camera panned to Jim and he was in the lead. So exciting in that moment. Well done Jim!! Proud of you.
You make both this interview fells like having an "around the fire" discussion. Love it :) Jim deserves French citizenship for having spent a year around and win the race !!!!!
Legend! I love how this is the culmination of a couple of years of a project. In the end he still needed that dawg in him to make a move when the going was tough.
Another GREAT interview. You establish such a great rapport with everyone you speak with, which gets them to really open up. Well done, Walmsley. Your love of this sport is apparent.
Megan, you, Brian and Dylon are, without a doubt, the best interviewers. You don’t look at a sheet of paper, thinking of the next question before the person has finished their answer on the question at hand. It’s a real conversation. Excellent!
Jim we are so proud of you, man. You’ve come a long way and have an incredible story of resilience. You never gave up. I was literally cheering out loud and putting my hands together when I saw you won!! I’m still so stoked! You’ve changed my life for the better. Keep doing what you do best… moving forward. Love you, brotha. -Jake
Awww I really wanted to hear about François's input bit it was still a fantastic interview! Would also love to see the part they apparently cut. Congratulations, Jim!!! ❤❤❤
He is now living in France close to François he really deserved and wanted to learn how Europeans are preparing this event!! I m french but so so happy for Jim!!!! 🎉
It would perhaps be better to do these interviews 2 or 3 days after the race. Gives the athletes time to process their remarkable achievements. Well done Jim, awesome race, but even more incredible commitment moving country to chase your dreams.
Serious question...why not have something to sit on while doing these post race interviews? I mean, they did just run for almost 24 hours straight. With that being said, it was a good interview.
Sometimes we sit, sometimes we stand, and we do accommodate an interview's layout for an athletes' needs and requests as much as we can - I suspect you'd be surprised by the extreme logistical challenges of conducting these interviews. Further, you might also be surprised by just how nimble and agile many of these athletes are a day after a race. Jim rode his bike to his media appearances, and probably was less tired than the iRunFar team. -Meghan
It's always the athletes' choices to participate in interviews. We're so glad he chose to spend a little time sharing his perspective with us all. -Meghan
