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

• The Transplant Games

• Joining PBT Personal Best Training with Matt Ebersole

  
  

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Hillary Burgess and I finally got to meet in person at this year's CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon in November. She's just as amazing in person.

During this episode, sponsored by Amazfit and Foot Levelers, we talk about:

• How she’d never been to Indiana on purpose except for this year’s Monumental Marathon

• The Brooks Running Collective and how she came to be part of it

• Her experience at the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon with BRC - first time doing a shakeout run, first time wearing glitter, first time with her name on her shirt, and a half marathon PR!

• Run/walking and how that strategy works for her

• Running Every Woman’s Marathon in Arizona the week after Monumental

• Her upbringing - growing up in Arizona, having her dad as her cross country coach

• How she ran her first ever marathon without knowing she had COVID

• The four of six World Major Marathons she’s completed so far and how she’s committed to running all of them for charity

• Following in her dad’s footsteps and becoming a running coach

• Starting her podcast, Today in Running History

  
  

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Caroline Barlow and I met through St. Jude of Indiana, where her late brother, David, was treated for cancer and where she now works.

Donate to Team David for the St. Jude Memphis Marathon

During this episode, sponsored by Noogs, Amazfit and Previnex, we talk about:

• Representing St. Jude of Indiana at the CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon

• Having her dad as her coach in middle school and high school

• Why she ended up at Alabama for college and running in college

• Her brother David and his cancer diagnosis they received her freshman year

• The St. Jude Memphis Marathon

• Meeting her husband, Oliver, on the track team at Alabama

• How she ended up getting a job at St. Jude and the work she does for them

• Coaching cross country at Brebeuf High School

  
  

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Matt May and I met through the 2025 Marine Corps Marathon team for Ainsley's Angels. Matt has been lending his legs to AA for four years.

During this episode, sponsored by Amazfit and Foot Levelers, we talk about:

• His tattoos because the day we recorded he had a three hour sleeve session

• How he’s been a runner off and on since high school

• How his coworker got him to do three 70.3 Ironman triathlons (Matt is a man of his word)

• Four years running with Ainsley’s Angels for marathons, half marathons, 10Ks, 5Ks, trail races, Spartan obstacle races and triathlons

• Running his first ever marathon at the Louisiana Marathon while pushing for Ainsley’s Angels

• Winning his first ever ultra marathon and the beautiful prize he won

• The Marine Corps Marathon experience with his family and with Ainsley’s Angels

• Having Matt come up to Indy for the 50th Indy Mini in May and me going to Lake Charles, LA for the Sunset 5K in July

• His “outdoorsy-ness” - becoming an Eagle Scout and what he does now

• Losing his mom to Alzheimer’s

  
  

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Liz Hernandez and I met through Instagram and she was living in Indiana when we recorded this episode. She's now in the Tulsa, OK area.

During this episode, sponsored by Foot Levelers, Amazfit and Previnex, we talk about:

• Growing up in Lafayette and a little bit about her family

• Being bilingual in English and Spanish

• Not being an athlete growing up, but instead being a “mathlete”

• How she got into running when her and her husband were trying to get pregnant

• Recovering from hypothalamic amenorrhea

• The first races she did in California

• Running a half marathon while 31 weeks pregnant with her second son (and later she talks about running a marathon at 5 weeks pregnant)

• Why she got certified as a running coach and ended up coaching middle school cross country

• Homeschooling so she can raise her sons to be bilingual

• Races she’s done - Carmel Marathon, CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon, the 500 Festival Indy Mini

• Her garage gym setup

• Doing rim to rim in the Grand Canyon with her husband in 2020

• Her advice to women for postpartum and pregnancy

  
  

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Caitlin (Walsh) Johnson is the Head Coach for the Ball State Women's Field Hockey team and a coach at Orangetheory Fitness.

During this episode, sponsored by Amazfit and Cure, we talk about:

• Her new last name - Johnson - her maiden name is Walsh

• Being a coach - Head Coach for Women’s Field Hockey at Ball State and an Orange Theory Coach

• How she got into the sport of field hockey

• Her fitness coaching era - CycleBar, OrangeTheory Fitness, F45

• Signing up for her first ever race - the Philly Half Marathon and then doing the Philly Marathon

• How she met her now husband, Drez

• Working with Matt Ebersole (EP 89) of PBT to PR her half in Napa and heading into the Boston Marathon

• Pacing a marathon after only running one marathon herself

• Her Boston Marathon experience

• Becoming an ultramarathoner at The Full Mo

• The injury she’s been struggling with heading into the Monumental

• Running the Indy Mini half marathon as an elite

• Her tattoos

• Her dog, Zane

  
  

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This is a very special episode of Finish Lines & Milestones where I recap all the details of my 2025 CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon.

You can also read and see pictures on my blog ⁠here⁠ and other highlights are on my Instagram ⁠here⁠.

Abby Anderson and I met through previous guest, Nate Spangle. We got to sit down in person before the CNO Financial Indianapolis Monumental Marathon.

During this episode, sponsored by Amazfit, Foot Levelers and Previnex, we talk about:

• The upcoming Indy Monumental Marathon - her third time running Indy

• How she helped a complete stranger chase a BQ during one of her marathons

• The full backstory of Abby’s “WHY”

• Losing her mom to a heart attack brought on by an eating disorder

• Running 7 miles every year on her mom’s birthday, September 19th

• Why she started her @runningforseven Instagram account

• The signs she sees from her mom

  
  

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