RERUN of Episode 43 with Gordon Strain

<p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/runningwithbipolar/">⁠Gordon Strain⁠</a> — and I recorded this one back in February 2024, but I&#39;m re-running it to celebrate his latest milestone. Gordon&#39;s production company, <a href="https://www.pigasuspictures.com/">⁠Pigasus Pictures⁠</a>, is currently filming their new movie Little Five on IU&#39;s campus in partnership with <em>Anne Hathaway&#39;s</em> production company, and my daughter, Sydney, and I got to be extras in the movie.</p><p><br></p><p>During this episode, sponsored by <a href="https://huug.com/?ref=ALLYB">⁠HUUG⁠</a>, we talk about:</p><ul><li>What&#39;s changed since we recorded — Gordon just squeezed in his first ultra-marathon while filming a movie <strong>[INTRO]</strong></li><li>His movie Little Five filming on IU&#39;s campus <strong>[INTRO]</strong></li><li>How he got into running through CrossFit in 2012 with his wife Diane <strong>[8:00]</strong></li><li>His first 5K — throwing up 100 yards from the finish <strong>[9:00]</strong></li><li>Choosing the full Dopey Challenge at Disney as his debut marathon, as a 45th birthday gift to himself <strong>[12:00]</strong></li><li>Daughter Josephine&#39;s Disney Wine &amp; Dine half marathon <strong>[20:00]</strong></li><li>Running his marathon through torrential rain and 30 mph headwinds <strong>[24:00]</strong></li><li>Getting lost on a 10K that turned into a 15-mile run in Bologna, Italy <strong>[36:00]</strong></li><li>Founding Pigasus Pictures with business partner Zach Spicer in 2016, and their mission to build a film industry inside Indiana <strong>[49:00]</strong></li><li>Filming The Duel in secret during the pandemic at Asherwood Estate, starring Dylan Sprouse <strong>[57:00]</strong></li><li>What it&#39;s like to live with a film &quot;for the rest of its life&quot; versus a crew that moves on to the next job <strong>[55:00]</strong></li><li>Gordon&#39;s bipolar diagnosis during his divorce, and hiding it for years out of fear of losing custody <strong>[1:00:00]</strong></li><li>Calling roughly 20 therapists before finding the right fit, and using genetic testing to land on the right medication <strong>[1:03:00]</strong></li><li>Why he speaks up about mental health on Running With Bipolar, even when it draws hate mail <strong>[1:11:00]</strong></li><li>Ally&#39;s own postpartum anxiety story and the trial-and-error of finding the right antidepressant <strong>[1:09:00]</strong></li><li>His tattoos (&quot;Dreams Aren&#39;t Dumb&quot; an