664. Lindsay Walter, 52-Time Marathoner with Alopecia

Ali on the Run Show

Ali Feller

Fitness, Sports, Running, Health & Fitness

4.9 • 4.2K Ratings

🗓️ 24 August 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

"A bald head can mean so many different things."

Lindsay Walter is a 52-time marathoner, 4-time 100-mile finisher, and many-time 50K runner. Most recently, the 32-year-old running coach and freelance writer completed Six Days in the Dome: a multi-day, run-as-much-as-you-can event on an indoor track. (She ran 324 miles in the six-day span!) In this conversation, Lindsay recaps the race, and talks about what's next on the run. She also talks about living with alopecia universalis — a condition that caused her to permanently lose all of her body hair at just two years old. Plus, why she wore a wig for years — and what finally convinced her to ditch it for good.

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0:00.0	Welcome to the Alley on the Run Show.
0:06.7	I'm your host Alley Feller, and every week I talk with people who are doing exciting
0:10.6	things on the run and beyond.
0:12.9	From professional athletes and celebrity runners to the everyday, amateur and back of
0:17.8	the pack runner, we are here to celebrate everyone and anyone who enjoys a life on
0:23.4	the run.
0:24.4	Whether you are running toward something big or away from something that's been holding
0:28.3	you back, I'm here to help you.
0:29.9	You pick up the pace, and I'll hold your hand along the way.
0:33.2	My guest today is Lindsay Walter, and I have wanted to talk to her for years now.
0:38.3	Lindsay is a 52-time marathoner, a four-time 100-mileer, a many-time 50k runner, and most
0:46.5	recently, a six-day ultra runner.
0:50.0	Yeah, you're about to hear all about Lindsay's recent experience completing six days at
0:54.9	the dome.
0:55.9	This is a six-day run as much as you can on an indoor track.
0:59.9	I cannot even wrap my head around it.
1:03.0	Lindsay ran more than 300 miles in the course of six days on an indoor track, and she can't
1:10.4	wait to do it again.
1:12.1	Lindsay is a freelance writer and running coach.
1:14.2	She radiates joy, and she has alopecia.
1:18.0	One thing that I loved that Lindsay said to me before we started recording was that there
1:21.6	are no off-limits questions for her when it comes to talking about alopecia.
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