Truck Nearly Kills Triathlete and Only Gets a $300 Fine: #itcouldbeme with Triny Willerton

Taren's MōTTIV Method Podcast

Taren Gesell

Podcast, Triathlon, Ironman, Health & Fitness, Training, Gesell, Triathletes, Sports, Taren

4.7 • 843 Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2020

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Triny Willerton took up triathlon and found she had a natural aptitude for it. She just barely missed a Kona qualification, and was about to try again to qualify, when she was hit by a truck while on a training ride. She ended up in hospital with multiple fractures and required surgery, and months of rehab; the accident nearly killed her. The man who hit her received only a few hours community service and a tiny $300 fine. Now Triny is campaigning for tougher laws for careless driving, because all cyclists know #itcouldbeme.

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0:00.0	What's up Trainiacs? This is Triathlon Taryn. This is no triathlon Kim, also known as NTK.
0:09.0	In my 20s, I was 215 pounds and I was unhappy working the desk job I was at. Now I'm a 941 Ironman athlete who, with your much appreciated attention, gets to make a living in the sport that I love.
0:23.0	Through this podcast and our ever popular YouTube channel, we bring you triathlon stories, science,
0:28.4	and training from amazing people around the world to help you get to your start lines confident
0:34.1	and your finish lines strong.
0:36.3	And as the resident non-triathlete, I try to keep this show fun and accessible for everybody.
0:41.6	Let's do it.
0:42.9	Today's podcast is brought to you by teamtrainiac.com, our training platform, big updates lately.
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0:57.3	So what happened was last fall, we ended up basically splitting ties with our original
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