Today I am honored to have Charlie Plaskon joining me as I complete my second mile of this journey. For those of you that don’t know Charlie, he is a force to be reckon with. He has been legally blind his whole life due to losing his central visual field from Stargarts Disease. You find out he has accomplished more than anyone especially his childhood eye doctor could have imagined.
Charlie is gracious to open up on his childhood diagnosis and what led him to start running at age 55 and how he made the transition to triathlon. He is a 77 year old who continues to work towards his goal to complete 10 Long Course Ironman events.
Disclaimer: We do get heavy into the triathlon weeds in the middle section. But that content provides a great analogy to how he has learned to navigate life just as he has on an Ironman Course, one mile at a time with determination and the assistance of a guide when needed.
His energy and zest for life is infectious in everything he does. His Covid training activities would not be the 1st recommendations I would give due to his prior back surgery. But he has a point it is a great Core Workout.
So, I encourage you to sit back and use this mile for reflection and allow Charlie be your guide and teach you how despite obstacles, or not so perfect conditions, you Weather the Storm, to keep going and come out with a smile on your face.
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Weathered Athlete Update
Mile #31 - Tamieka Howell - 46 year old Physician and Women‘s Tackle Football Player
Mile#30 - Jack Welber - 80- 84 y/o Age Group Sprint National Triathlete and Co Author of "Not Dead Yet..."
Mile #29-Coach Karen Buxton - 5:40 Finish at 70.3 Ohio and World’s Qualifier- Breast Cancer survivor and 3 years S/P Total Hip Replacement
Mile #28 - Bob Becker (Replay of Mile #10) Oldest person at age 70 to complete the Badwater Double (292 miles)
Mile #27- Joe Randene - Ultra Runner, Blogger
Mile #26- Dick Rosen 90 y/o 2021 Senior Games Participant (Replay of Mile #5)
Mile #25 - Jerry Guiliano- Surgical Steel to Ironman: A Collection of Perseverance Stories
Mile #24 - Walt Maxwell ( Replay of Mile #1 with new Intro David Goggins Challenge)
Mile #23- Cory Compton- Former Marine, Family Man - Taking on Life with Attitude and Gratitude
Mile#22 - Anne Marquis - Conquered Breast Cancer, divorce and depression to take on life as a Model and fitness trainer
Mile#21 -Tom Morris - Breathwork techniques related to Life and Performance
Goal Setting and Performance in Life and Athletics with Dierdre Wolownick and Beth Warren Audio Feed
Goal Setting and Performance - Livestream Promo (Audio Feed Only)
Goal Setting and Performance- Livestream Promo Video feed
Mile #20 - Tom Morris Senior Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Performance at Indiana University)
Sprint Interval Workout - Tom Morris - Audio feed only
Sprint Interval Workout - Tom Morris Video feed
Mile #19 - Sue Aquila ( Business owner, Running/Triathlon Coach, Ultra Runner, Triathlete and 3 x Kona Finisher)
Sprint Interval Workout- Sue Aquila
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