{"id":15125,"date":"2025-09-12T22:55:15","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:55:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=15125"},"modified":"2025-09-12T22:55:15","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T15:55:15","slug":"how-n-o-r-e-went-from-rapping-to-running-his-journey-to-wellness-nyc-marathon-ambition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=15125","title":{"rendered":"How N.O.R.E. Went From Rapping to Running: His Journey to Wellness &#038; NYC Marathon Ambition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Many athletes can recall the first time they played a sport or did a workout and fell in love with it. That includes runners and the first time they felt that \u201crunner\u2019s high.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hip-hop star and podcaster N.O.R.E. recalled his first run for two reasons. First, he made the snap decision to start and wasted no time acting on it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI looked at myself in the mirror and didn\u2019t like what I saw,\u201d he recalled. \u201cMost people see themselves and say that they are going to start on Monday or Tuesday. I told myself to start right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The other reason was that he did in Timberland\u2019s. He didn\u2019t even give himself a chance to go find sneakers or running shoes. He was moving from one house to another in the same community, and he ran from one to the other and back. By the time he was finished, he ran five miles total \u2013 not bad for a first timer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just didn\u2019t care what I had on. I didn\u2019t want no excuses,\u201d he said. That would be the first of many runs for him, but he has since moved on from the boots.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve never jogged in Timberland\u2019s again.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>A New Passion Was Ignited<\/h2>\n<p>N.O.R.E. never ran in boots again, but he has done plenty of running since. What started as a simple self-challenge has become a new way of life, but it felt so natural to him that he felt he may have done it in a past life.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt almost felt like muscle memory to me, but I had no record of it. It felt like something I was already used to.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>N.O.R.E. first achieved fame as one half of Capone-N-Noreaga before achieving even more success as a solo artist. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/N.O.R.E._discography\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Some of his hits include \u201cBanned from TV,\u201d \u201cNothin\u2019\u201d, \u201cOye Mi Canto,\u201d, and \u201cMas Maiz.\u201c<\/a> Those who follow him now associate him as much for running as they do his greatness behind the mic, and he loves it.<\/p>\n<p>Since that first run, he has entered 5K and 10K races, half-marathons, and even has put on his own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/juicy-on-the-beach-5k-hosted-by-nore-the-run-champs-tickets-1351887444739\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Juicy 5K event in Hollywood Beach, FL<\/a>. He spoke proudly of being a part of the running community, even if some people may not understand it.<\/p>\n<p>N.O.R.E. explained, \u201cI used to laugh at run clubs because I didn\u2019t know why you needed to run with someone else. Now I understand that people that go with others are probably the strongest runners in the world. There is a euphoria that comes with making progress.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He acknowledged the power of being to run solo as well, but the community and having people run with him is special for him. He compared it to people training together in the gym and hyping each other up for the next big set.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou don\u2019t understand it unless you are in that circle. It\u2019s the same thing with running. Even when we see others running, we tell them \u2018thank you for running.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He now has his sights set on running in the New York City Marathon, which is one of the world\u2019s biggest races. That race was enticing to N.O.R.E. for two reasons. First, it is in his hometown, and second, you don\u2019t simply sign up and enter. You have to earn your way onto the running roster.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have to do nine races and volunteer in one in one year, which makes it hard to get into.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>His training has been the most intense it has ever been, including boxing, strength and conditioning work, and even more running. As hard as the training is, he heard that the euphoria that comes with finishing will be worth it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI have heard there is nothing like it.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Spreading a Wealth of Wellness<\/h2>\n<p>As he did during his rise to the top of the rap charts and as one half of the Drink Champs, N.O.R.E. committed himself to learning more and getting better about health and wellness, including diving into biohacking, nutrition, and life extension. He feels the more he learns about this space, the better he can be for himself, his profession, and those around him.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/athletes-celebrities\/news\/job-20-years-making-dan-solomon-s-olympia-journey\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dan Solomon, the president of the iconic Mr. Olympia<\/a> has noticed the hard work, \u201cNORE\u2019s one of many entertainment industry crossovers who are using their influence to inspire fans in a whole new way. Much like hop-hop, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/life\/10-lifestyle-changes-make-get-fitter-and-healthier\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fitness lifestyle is a movement<\/a>. It\u2019s all about encouraging others and spreading the word of strength and fitness.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The music industry icon wants to share what he has learned with others, which is why he hosted his first wellness retreat in Orlando, FL. N.O.R.E. said this may be a first in hip-hop, and he is excited to make that kind of history.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is something I am really proud of,\u201d N.O.R.E. said. \u201cWe have a pull-up station, boxing, a hyperbaric chamber, leg compression sleeves, a chef cooking for us, and even more than that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Even though fitness is a part of hip-hop culture already, his ultimate goal is to make running and wellness even bigger and better in his own way by doing more events with doctors, biohackers, and other experts so those attending can take their own health seriously going forward.<\/p>\n<h2>Go Run<\/h2>\n<p>Whether you join N.O.R.E. at one of his retreats, in a race, or simply if you happen to see him run somewhere, he hopes that the joy and benefits that come with running will be worth you giving it a shot because it may be a challenging way to get in shape, but it is the easiest pursuit of personal excellence you can take up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo matter where you are in life, we can all run. This is one good habit you can do anywhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/therealnoreaga\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">You can follow N.O.R.E. on Instagram.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.muscleandfitness.com\/athletes-celebrities\/news\/how-n-o-r-e-went-from-rapping-to-running-his-journey-to-wellness-nyc-marathon-ambition\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many athletes can recall the first time they played a sport or did a workout and fell in love with it. That includes runners and the first time they felt that \u201crunner\u2019s high.\u201d Hip-hop star and podcaster N.O.R.E. recalled his first run for two reasons. First, he made the snap decision to start and wasted &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15125","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fitness"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15125","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=15125"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15125\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=15125"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=15125"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=15125"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}