Episode 576: Lindi Marcusen – First-Time Paralympian, American Record Holder
I'll Have Another with Lindsey Hein Podcast
SandyBoy Productions
4.9 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 29 November 2024
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, I had the honor of talking with Lindi Marcusen, a first-time Paralympian who competed in the 2024 Paris Paralympics. Lindi placed sixth in the 100 meter T63 and eighth in the long jump T63, but one of her major career highlights came earlier this year when she broke the American record in the 100 meter T63 at the US Paralympic team trials.
Lindi grew up an athlete, competing in gymnastics and later bodybuilding in college, but her life took a dramatic turn in 2017 when she was in a horrific car accident that led to the loss of her right leg. This all happened shortly after her wedding as she was starting a new chapter! In this conversation, Lindi shares how she has overcome incredible adversity and built the strength to become the fastest above-knee amputee woman in the United States.
This episode is filled with resilience, strength, and determination. Whether you’re an athlete or not, Lindi’s story will leave you feeling inspired by her perseverance and her commitment to not only reclaiming her life but excelling at the highest level in her sport. Enjoy my conversation with Lindi!
What we talked about:
2:30- Catching up with Lindi!
3:55- Growing up as an athlete and the path to becoming a Paralympian
16:00- Finding acceptance and peace in life
21:45- Finding athletics again after her accident
24:00- Becoming a Paralympian
26:00- Becoming a long jumper
30:00- Staying calm before big events
31:00- What making the team meant to Lindi
32:10- Walking through hard times and staying present
39:00- The importance of sport
46:05- End of podcast questions
Show notes:
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is a Sandy Boy Productions podcast. |
| 0:18.3 | Hey friends, welcome to all have another podcast with Lindsay Hine. I'm your host Lindsay. Thanks so |
| 0:24.0 | much for joining today. What a cool conversation we have with first time Paralympian Lindy Markison. |
| 0:31.7 | She competed in the Paris Paralympics this year, placing sixth in the 100 meter T63 division, and eighth in the |
| 0:41.3 | long jump T63. One of her career highlights is she broke the American record in the 100 meter |
| 0:46.9 | T63 during the 2024 U.S. Paralympic team trials. Lindy grew up an athlete. She competed in gymnastics, went on to |
| 0:57.9 | compete in bodybuilding in college, and in 2017, Lindy was in a horrific car accident, causing |
| 1:05.1 | her to lose her right leg. This happened shortly after her wedding, right as she was beginning to build a new life for |
| 1:14.1 | herself. In this episode, Lindy shares with us how she builds her strength to become the fastest |
| 1:19.9 | ever above-me amputee woman in the U.S. A lot of resilience in this conversation. And I know that if you get as much out of it as I did, you're going to walk away, |
| 1:31.6 | feeling inspired. |
| 1:33.2 | If you are enjoying these episodes on the podcast, first of all, let our guest Lindy know that |
| 1:40.3 | you heard from her. |
| 1:41.5 | You can find her on Instagram. |
| 1:43.7 | She is Lindy-L-I-N-D-I-Markison on Instagram. |
| 1:49.2 | You can leave us a quick rating interview, |
| 1:52.2 | and you can always support the show on a monetary basis, |
| 1:55.3 | even for $1 a month at patreon.com slash Lindsay Hine. |
| 1:59.5 | All right, friends, please enjoy my conversation with lindy all right friends |
| 2:07.7 | well i am so excited to welcome lindy marcusin to the podcast welcome to the show lindy thank you so |
| 2:14.0 | happy to be here congratulations on your first para o Thank you. Yeah, how's it feeling now that |
| 2:21.3 | you're home? It's been absolutely wild since I've been home and it, I think it actually has sunk in |
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