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#55 Born With One Arm. Couldn’t Swim 15 Feet. Now He’s Racing 140.6 Miles. | Casey Watson

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He Couldn’t Swim 15 Feet. Now He’s Racing 140.6 Miles | Casey WatsonBorn With One Arm. Couldn’t Swim 15 Feet. Now He’s Racing 140.6 Miles.Casey Watson once jumped into a pool believing his marathon fitness would carry him through a lap. Fifteen feet later, he was standing up, out of breath, and realizing he had no idea how to swim.That moment became the start of something much bigger.In this episode, Casey shares how he taught himself to swim, adapted a bike he could race safely, survived the fear of open water, and went from finishing his first triathlon to standing on podiums at 70.3 races and the Boston Marathon.Now he is preparing for the biggest challenge of his life: 140.6 miles at Challenge Roth in Germany.This is Casey Watson on The People Run Podcast.Chapters00:00 From 15 Feet to a 2.4-Mile Triathlon Swim07:59 Building a Triathlon Bike He Could Ride13:39 Surviving the Swim, Taking Third in His First Triathlon26:26 His First 70.3: Breaking Six Hours and Winning His Division33:40 Why He Has to Work Twice as Hard43:07 Training for Triathlon Without Losing Family Time46:28 What His Kids See When He Races48:37 Racing Boston Marathon Alone at the Front52:50 Challenge Roth: 140.6 Miles in GermanyFollow Casey:instagram.com/healthy_living4god/Follow The People Run Podcast:instagram.com/thepeoplerunpodcast/Music: instagram.com/mech__beats/

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