{"id":201541,"date":"2026-02-17T03:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T11:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/?p=201541"},"modified":"2026-02-13T16:33:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-14T00:33:55","slug":"living-the-life-we-have-with-rob-shaver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/blog\/podcasts\/living-the-life-we-have-with-rob-shaver","title":{"rendered":"Living The Life We Have with Rob Shaver"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"cb-itemprop\" itemprop=\"reviewBody\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"200px\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https:\/\/player.simplecast.com\/46db5558-0052-4b3d-8422-b35bc03afba2?dark=false\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wild-ideas-worth-living.simplecast.com\/episodes\/living-the-life-we-have-with-rob-shaver\/transcript\">Transcript<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rob Shaver has been living with stage four cancer for over 20 years. He&#8217;s had multiple recurrences, been through multiple rounds of chemotherapy, and received more than 60 radiation treatments. In 2020, after he finished chemo to fight his third recurrence, Rob started running and ended up running for 1,175 days straight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>About the film:&nbsp;<\/strong><em>The Life We Have<\/em>&nbsp;is a short film about REI San Antonio employee Rob Shaver, who after two decades living with stage 4 cancer, made a pact to run at least one mile every day until he passes away.&nbsp;This film,&nbsp;his&nbsp;journey, and everything we learn along the way is meant to celebrate&nbsp;Rob, the&nbsp;Shaver family, and all of those inspired to live the life they have.&nbsp;It is a&nbsp;quiet reflection on mortality, resilience, and the choice to&nbsp;\u201clive deeply, live thoroughly and with beautiful&nbsp;effort.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch the film:&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZkjlZUhdAQc\"><em>The Life We Have<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Join<a href=\"https:\/\/www.strava.com\/clubs\/1558877?utm_campaign=club_share&amp;utm_content=1558877&amp;utm_medium=widget&amp;utm_source=www.thelifewehavefilm.com\">&nbsp;<em>The Life We Have<\/em>&nbsp;Strava Club<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to our sponsor:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Capital One and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rei.com\/membership\/mastercard?trackingId=podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the REI Co-op\u00ae Mastercard\u00ae<\/a><\/p>\n<\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transcript Rob Shaver has been living with stage four cancer for over 20 years. He&#8217;s had multiple recurrences, been through multiple rounds of chemotherapy, and received more than 60 radiation treatments. In 2020, after he finished chemo to fight his third recurrence, Rob started running and ended up running for 1,175 days straight. 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