Episode 139: David Wilkerson - Running with a New Heart (Literally)

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 footballGetting 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 37The day all hell broke loose - February 10th, 2022Getting a new heart a week before his birthday How he did a 5K less than six months after finishing cardiac rehabGetting connected to his donor’s family and meeting them for the first timeBeating 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 Become an organ donor Sponsor Details:- Previnex - Use ALLY15 for 15% off your first order- Cure Hydration - Use ALLYB for 20% off your first order