164. Carrie Kreiswirth, Breast Cancer Survivor & Marathoner
Ali on the Run Show
Ali Feller
4.9 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 21 August 2019
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
"I was letting life pass me by. I had just gone through all of this insanity, and I wasn’t really a participant in my own life. How could I let that happen?"
I first met Carrie Kreiswirth in 2011, when a marketing campaign for a local running store brought us together. Several years later, I saw a photo of Carrie on Facebook. She was bald. What had I missed? In the time since we met, Carrie had tested positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation — the one that raises the probability of developing breast and ovarian cancer — and was diagnosed with stage one triple negative invasive ductal carcinoma. Breast cancer. She underwent chemotherapy and breast reconstruction surgery. She went through the process of having her eggs frozen. And then, the self-proclaimed "non-runner" ran the New York City Marathon. This is a powerful, emotional, and inspirational episode.
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What you’ll get on this episode:
- Carrie shares her breast cancer story, starting from diagnosis (4:50)
- What chemotherapy — and losing her hair — was like, and the aftermath (23:40)
- How Carrie took back control of her life (32:40)
- How Carrie celebrated five years since her cancer diagnosis (42:45)
- Carrie’s message to women facing a scary diagnosis or life change (55:45)
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks. |
| 0:08.5 | Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show. |
| 0:10.5 | I'm your host Allie Feller. |
| 0:12.2 | I'm a writer, an editor, a runner, a mom, and a dog mom. |
| 0:16.3 | Every week on The Alley on the Run Show, I talk with inspiring people |
| 0:20.0 | who lead interesting lives on the run and beyond. |
| 0:23.1 | And while running is what brings us all together, |
| 0:25.7 | on these episodes, I'm looking for a little more. |
| 0:28.3 | So join me right here every Thursday to learn about the decisions |
| 0:32.1 | people have made to get where they are today, the good ones and the bad ones, |
| 0:36.1 | and how getting sweaty has factored in. |
| 0:39.1 | My guest today is the indomitable Carrie Kreisworth. |
| 0:43.1 | I'm going to keep this intro short because her story is powerful, |
| 0:46.6 | and emotional, and inspirational. |
| 0:48.8 | I'm going to warn you now you should have some tissues ready. |
| 0:52.7 | I wish someone had given me that warning. |
| 0:55.1 | Carrie is a breast cancer survivor who, despite, and I quote, |
| 0:58.6 | never being a runner, |
| 0:59.9 | decided to celebrate being cancer-free by running the New York City marathon. |
| 1:05.2 | Don't listen to me, listen to her. |
| 1:06.7 | Let's go. This is good stuff. |
| 1:13.7 | Carrie Kreisworth, thank you so much for being here today. |
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