057: Resilience-Anne George

Resilience-"the capacity to withstand or to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness"

Anne George is, to me, is the definition of resilience. I feel as if she may disagree, but I could see it and hear it when we spoke. First of all, she is a phenomenal runner. If you take a glance at her UltraSignup, it is documented that she has participated and completed 46 truly tough races, and she has been on the podium for 36 of these. Not to mention, she was standing on the very top for 20 of these. I mean...come on! Completely insane and impressive. You HAVE to be resilient to push through and be so successful in these races. But, she is also resilient in life. Most recently this became apparent as she watched, from her front door, Hurricane Helene flood and devastate her hometown of Old Fort, NC. She and her husband, Clint, live right downtown, but their home was fortunately just high enough to not be flooded. After the waters receded, her resilience kicked in and she and Clint rolled up their sleeves to help in whatever way that they could. Now, she will be running for 24 hours at the Old Fort Strong Endurance Festival to raise money for her beloved town. Thank you, Anne, for the person you are and for finding the time to sit down with me.

Anne's fundraiser (Old Fort Strong Foundation): https://runsignup.com/Race/172151/Donate/49Vpw4tW6CrSl8Uy

Facing Vert's fundraiser (Old Fort Strong Foundation): https://runsignup.com/facingvert

Anne's Strava: https://www.strava.com/athletes/10938335

Anne's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annewheatly/

Facing Vert's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/facingvert/

Thank you for your support, thank you for listening, and thank you for being you!