TRAILER: GIRL v. HORSE

30 for 30 Podcasts

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4.5 • 9.7K Ratings

🗓️ 18 September 2024

⏱️ 3 minutes

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Runner Nicole Teeny wants to do something possibly absurd: race an ultramarathon against a horse. It all started with a theory and a diagnosis. In GIRL v. HORSE, a four-part podcast from 30 for 30 Podcasts, Teeny comes to terms with being diagnosed with epilepsy, and hating the loss of control, decides to push her body to the limit. In the process, she investigates how evolution drove humans to become runners—and what horses have to do with it—all while training to beat a steed and settle the battle between mind versus body and girl versus horse. Who will win? Coming September 24th on your favorite podcast player. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Your watch is ready, my watch is ready, give us a countdown.
0:05.0	Three to one.
0:07.0	I've been a runner my whole life.
0:09.0	Who who!
0:10.0	Just survived in New York City marathon.
0:13.0	It's what makes me feel alive.
0:16.0	But a few years ago, I decided to do something possibly absurd,
0:21.0	try and outrun a horse.
0:24.4	Oh, for good insight.
0:27.0	It sounds so preposterous.
0:29.8	They're going to run your ass over.
0:31.4	But I'm not the first. Humans have been going head to
0:36.1	hoof against horses for centuries. There's been tales of Gaelic goddesses,
0:41.1	ruthless Victorian pedestrians, even Olympic legends like Jesse Owens.
0:47.0	Jesse Owens, the Ebony streak of Olympic Games, racing against the halls.
0:57.8	But for me, it all started when I found myself in the back of an ambulance, covered in blood face to face with death.
1:01.0	You just toppled over head first. I'm thinking what's going on. Then I saw your body start jerking.
1:08.5	I was diagnosed with epilepsy. It's so scary.
1:14.0	I know. I've really been scared for you.
1:18.0	Suddenly my life was consumed by seizures,
1:21.0	a stampede raging through my body.
1:25.0	Visions of horses haunted me.
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