192. Adrianne Haslet, Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Run, Health & Fitness, Women, Inspiration, Runner, Entrepreneur, Sports, Fitness, Health, Running

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 4 December 2019

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

"I really hope that people seeing amputees in line at the grocery store don’t think, 'Oh, you poor thing,' they wonder, 'Oh, are you a marathoner?'"

In April 2013, Adrianne Haslet was living her dream as a professional ballroom dancer. On Marathon Monday, she found herself near the Boston Marathon finish line, watching the runners finish the iconic race. But then, so many lives were forever changed that day. When the two bombs went off near the finish, the second blast took Adrianne's foot. On this episode, she recounts that day in Boston, and talks about rebuilding and moving forward. She talks about learning to wear, walk, and run with a prosthetic leg, and beautifully talks about the importance of being defined not as a victim, but as a survivor. Despite being at the center of tragedy that day, Adrianne has become an inspiration — and a Boston Marathoner herself.

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What you’ll get on this episode:

What brought Adrianne to the 2013 Boston Marathon finish line (3:00)
What, exactly, she remembers after the blast went off (6:00)
How Adrianne’s “rebuilding” process went, and what it was like putting on her prosthetic for the first time (17:30)
Adrianne talks about how her relationship with her body has changed since the bombings, and how she became a runner (26:00)
Adrianne talks about post-traumatic stress disorder, and how therapy has helped with her recovery (36:15)
How Adrianne became a Boston Marathon finisher (40:30)
The car accident that thwarted Adrianne’s 2019 Boston Marathon dreams (44:15)
Why the 2020 Boston Marathon will be extra special for Adrianne (47:15)

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0:00.0	This episode of The Alley on the Run Show is brought to you by Aftershocks.
0:08.4	Welcome to The Alley on the Run Show.
0:10.6	I'm your host, Allie Feller, and every week I talk with inspiring people who lead
0:15.4	interesting lives on the run and beyond. And while running is what brings us all together,
0:20.5	on these episodes, we cover so much more than races and paces. So, join me right here every Thursday
0:28.1	to learn about the decisions people have made to get where they are today, and how getting
0:32.2	sweaty has factored in. My guest today is someone I've been following and inspired by for many years now.
0:39.2	In 2013, Adrienne Hazlitt was living her dream as a professional ballroom dancer,
0:44.0	one of the best in the world. She lived in Boston and on April 15, 2013, she found herself
0:50.7	near the Boston Marathon finish line, watching the runners who were finishing right around the four-hour
0:55.7	mark. Now we know what happened next on that date. Two bombs went off by the finish,
1:01.0	killing three people, injuring more than 250. And Adrienne was among those who were badly injured.
1:08.0	She lost her leg as a result of the second blast, and she now has a prosthetic leg.
1:13.1	But despite being at the center of tragedy that day, Adrienne has lived a full, beautiful,
1:19.2	inspiring life ever since. She may have lost her foot and her lower leg, but she is
1:25.1	insistent on being a survivor, not a victim. And she made her way back to that finish line,
1:31.8	as a marathoner. This is Adrienne's story.
1:40.8	Adrienne, we are about to fulfill a long time dream of mine. I have wanted to have you on this show
1:46.8	literally since the day it launched. Thank you so much for being here and helping make one of
1:51.8	my dreams come true. Oh, Aly, I'm so excited to be here. Thank you. Thank you for having me.
1:57.3	So as a fellow dancer and runner, I am of course very inspired by your story. We're going to get
2:02.8	into all of that. But before we do, I need you to warm up the crowd that's listening. Can you tell
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