When compared to the common Canadian Couch Potatoe, the average endurance athlete is far from “normal.” And at the faaaar end of the endurance spectrum, you have the ultra athletes. Vancouver’s Lucy Ryan is one of those!
In this week’s Fitspeek, we chat with the indefatigable Lucy. She is a veteran of The Badwater Ultramarathon, Ultraman Canada, and many other far past the edge of sanity endurance events. She is also a hero (my words not hers).
A few years back Lucy decided to become a kidney donor. She has since gone on to finish many more endurance events, just to show folks what is possible to do with just one kidney. Lucy’s latest adventure is another chapter in her book of philanthropic deeds as she is trekking up Mt. Kilimanjaro in order to raise awareness and funds for Kidney Donor Athletes.
From her Kilamanjaro prep to the depths of Death Valley, to a side order of perogies, we have 20 minutes of inspirational ultra-talk with Lucy. Click on the play button to hear her story. Click on the cute red kidney to help out Lucy with her cause.
