Episode 62: Push Comes to Shove

Jason Noel is a brain cancer survivor AND marathoner. Need I say more? During this episode we talk about: How he’s a boat captain (has a U.S. Coast Guard’s Captain’s License) and scuba dive master What it feels like being called a brain cancer survivor The crazy story of his diagnosis in August of 2021 His hospital roommate, Terrell, who was in prison for bank robbery (no joke) How his journey of half marathons and marathons started from not wanting to sit still after surgery  Choosing to go to the happiest place on earth (Disney) for his first half he’d signed up for in the doctor’s office six weeks post op  Running the Indy Mini with Ainsley’s Angels in 2024 The 2 organizations he supports American Brain Tumor Association (ABTA) and National Brain Tumor Society  (NBTS) and going to D.C. to lobby for more resources What the word “survivor” means to him and how his family decided not to use the word “terminal”   His friend and battle buddy, Kelli McLaughlin, and the 5K set up to honor her life  The Sloths - Jason, Amanda, and Jennifer (EP 57) His first marathon in Chicago 2023 What’s coming up - Chicago, New York, Dopey   How endurance is what excites him and how he looks at life as an endurance sport His kids and running and the “two week rule” His thoughts on whether or not he’ll write a book  How he’d like to have the opportunity to do some public speaking (cough, cough, hire this guy!) How he’s actually had cancer TWICE  The fairy garden on the Hagan-Burke trail in Carmel