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
Joining PBT Personal Best Training with Matt Ebersole
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