David Wilkerson and I were introduced by previous guest Whitney Bevins (EP 4) at the Indy Monumental expo. She brought him over to me and said, "You have to have David on your podcast." And so I did. And his story is incredible.

During this episode, sponsored by Previnex and Cure Hydration, we talk about:

• The small Indy running community and how he runs with Johanna Kitchell (episode 114) and Matt Ebersole of PBT (episode 89)

• How David and I were connected by Whitney Bevins (episode 4) at the Indy Monumental Expo

• When David started running because his mom wouldn’t let him play football

• Getting into coaching at Warren Central while he had a job and young family

• The time he trained for the Flying Pig but only made it to mile 10 of the race

• How he discovered he had heart problems and getting a pacemaker at age 37

• The day all hell broke loose - February 10th, 2022

• Getting a new heart a week before his birthday

• How he did a 5K less than six months after finishing cardiac rehab

• Getting connected to his donor’s family and meeting them for the first time

• Beating one of his heart doctors when he ran the Indy Mini after his transplant

• Between him and his wife they have 8 kids

• Our shared love of out-and-back courses or runs

• The Transplant Games

• Joining PBT Personal Best Training with Matt Ebersole

  
  

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Hillary Burgess and I finally got to meet in person at this year's CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon in November. She's just as amazing in person.

During this episode, sponsored by Amazfit and Foot Levelers, we talk about:

• How she’d never been to Indiana on purpose except for this year’s Monumental Marathon

• The Brooks Running Collective and how she came to be part of it

• Her experience at the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon with BRC - first time doing a shakeout run, first time wearing glitter, first time with her name on her shirt, and a half marathon PR!

• Run/walking and how that strategy works for her

• Running Every Woman’s Marathon in Arizona the week after Monumental

• Her upbringing - growing up in Arizona, having her dad as her cross country coach

• How she ran her first ever marathon without knowing she had COVID

• The four of six World Major Marathons she’s completed so far and how she’s committed to running all of them for charity

• Following in her dad’s footsteps and becoming a running coach

• Starting her podcast, Today in Running History

  
  

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Caroline Barlow and I met through St. Jude of Indiana, where her late brother, David, was treated for cancer and where she now works.

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During this episode, sponsored by Noogs, Amazfit and Previnex, we talk about:

• Representing St. Jude of Indiana at the CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon

• Having her dad as her coach in middle school and high school

• Why she ended up at Alabama for college and running in college

• Her brother David and his cancer diagnosis they received her freshman year

• The St. Jude Memphis Marathon

• Meeting her husband, Oliver, on the track team at Alabama

• How she ended up getting a job at St. Jude and the work she does for them

• Coaching cross country at Brebeuf High School

  
  

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