He Couldn’t Swim 15 Feet. Now He’s Racing 140.6 Miles | Casey Watson
Born 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.
Chapters
00:00 From 15 Feet to a 2.4-Mile Triathlon Swim
07:59 Building a Triathlon Bike He Could Ride
13:39 Surviving the Swim, Taking Third in His First Triathlon
26:26 His First 70.3: Breaking Six Hours and Winning His Division
33:40 Why He Has to Work Twice as Hard
43:07 Training for Triathlon Without Losing Family Time
46:28 What His Kids See When He Races
48:37 Racing Boston Marathon Alone at the Front
52:50 Challenge Roth: 140.6 Miles in Germany
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