AMR Trains: Go On Be Brave with ALS Warrior Andrea Lytle Peet
Another Mother Runner
Feisty Media
4.8 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 12 April 2022
⏱️ 46 minutes
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Summary
Need a dose of inspiration from one of the most b*d*ss athletes we've ever encountered? Queue up this podcast! Dimity and co-host Sarah Wassner Flynn talk to Andrea Lytle Peet, a runner and triathlete who was diagnosed with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease) at age 33—and told she had 2 to 5 years to live. Eight years later, Andrea is on her way to finishing 50 marathons in 50 states on her recumbent bike (at recording time, she had just 2 to go!) and has raised over $750,000 for progressive ALS research.
Joined by her friend, Pilates instructor, and fellow runner Jessica Hofheimer, Andrea talks about:
—The rawness she felt after her diagnosis, and how she directed her energy towards a goal;
—How being able to continue to move her body, both on the road and in the pool, is so freeing;
—Her brand new 50for50 Challenge that all can join and upcoming documentary; and
—Why an eighth swallow will soon join the beautiful flock on her arm.
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| 0:59.6 | Today friends, we have a podcast that has been a few months in the works. |
| 1:02.8 | When Jessica Hothheimer, who coaches our traditional programs, told me she was going to |
| 1:07.5 | Las Vegas to help a friend who was completing 50 marathons and 50 states. |
| 1:12.4 | I had no idea how special that trip was or how amazing her friend is. |
| 1:17.2 | Andrea Pete is her friend and herself written bio and her website reads like this. |
| 1:22.9 | By 2013, I had run a marathon and done nine triathlons, including a 70.3 mile half iron man. |
| 1:30.3 | In eight months, I went from the strongest I'd ever been to walking with the cane |
| 1:34.6 | and I was diagnosed with ALS in May 2014 at the age of 33. |
| 1:40.7 | So what do you do when you're told that you're going to die in the next two to five years? |
| 1:45.3 | I realized that if there's something I really wanted to do, I needed to do it now. |
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