WEBVTT - Pushing the Limits of Adaptive Training with Peloton Instructor Logan Aldridge 0:00:00.300 --> 0:00:03.930 This episode contains graphic content that may be disturbing to 0:00:03.930 --> 0:00:07.920 some listeners. Today's guest describes a boating accident that resulted 0:00:07.920 --> 0:00:11.039 in the amputation of his left arm. If you want 0:00:11.039 --> 0:00:14.969 to skip this segment, review the transcript for timestamps. New 0:00:14.969 --> 0:00:18.329 York Road Runners is a nonprofit organization with a vision 0:00:18.329 --> 0:00:22.140 to build healthier lives and stronger communities through the transformative 0:00:22.140 --> 0:00:25.619 power of running. The support of members and donors like 0:00:25.620 --> 0:00:28.920 you helps us achieve our mission to transform the health 0:00:28.920 --> 0:00:32.729 and wellbeing of our communities through inclusive and accessible running 0:00:32.729 --> 0:00:37.168 experiences, empowering all to achieve their potential. Learn more and 0:00:37.170 --> 0:00:40.559 contribute at nyrr. org/ donate. 0:00:44.550 --> 0:00:48.958 Thank you, New York. Today, we're reminded of the power 0:00:48.960 --> 0:00:53.819 of community and the power of coming together. Athletes, on 0:00:53.820 --> 0:00:54.420 your mark. 0:00:56.520 --> 0:01:00.090 The first woman to finish for the second straight year here in 0:01:00.510 --> 0:01:03.690 the New York City Marathon is Miki Gorman, a smiling 0:01:03.690 --> 0:01:07.002 Miki Gorman. And why not? 2: 29:30, the time for (inaudible) . 0:01:08.459 --> 0:01:11.129 Look at the emotion of Shalane Flanagan as she comes 0:01:11.129 --> 0:01:14.520 to the line. Pointing to his chest, pointing to the 0:01:14.520 --> 0:01:18.270 USA he so proudly wears across his chest. A great 0:01:18.270 --> 0:01:19.649 day for Meb Keflezighi. 0:01:24.780 --> 0:01:28.020 Hey, everybody, and welcome to another episode of Set the 0:01:28.020 --> 0:01:31.438 Pace presented by Peloton. I'm your host and the CEO 0:01:31.438 --> 0:01:34.800 of New York Road Runners, Rob Simmelkjaer. And with me, 0:01:35.130 --> 0:01:39.809 my amazing co- host from Peloton, Becs Gentry. Becs, how 0:01:39.809 --> 0:01:42.900 you doing? Are you getting ready for Paris? You and 0:01:42.900 --> 0:01:45.660 I are both about to make the jump across the 0:01:45.660 --> 0:01:48.810 pond for the Olympics. You're doing it in your official 0:01:48.810 --> 0:01:51.810 capacity as an NBC commentator. You're ready? 0:01:52.320 --> 0:01:56.400 I am not ready. I think I won't be ready 0:01:56.400 --> 0:01:58.679 until I see the opening ceremony. I feel like that's 0:01:58.679 --> 0:02:04.409 how it is every four years, give or take, Tokyo. I 0:02:04.410 --> 0:02:07.800 think it's just very much something I look forward to 0:02:08.280 --> 0:02:11.760 an incredible amount and then it doesn't feel real until ... 0:02:11.760 --> 0:02:13.470 It's like when you go on vacation. It doesn't feel 0:02:13.470 --> 0:02:16.139 like it's actually happening till you are off the plane 0:02:16.139 --> 0:02:18.210 and you have your luggage in your hands that you 0:02:18.210 --> 0:02:21.450 can be like, " Oh, I'm here. This is real." So, 0:02:21.450 --> 0:02:23.879 for me, opening ceremony, I want to see those boats 0:02:23.879 --> 0:02:26.070 coming down the River Seine. I want to see the 0:02:26.070 --> 0:02:30.120 fireworks. I want to see whoever, whatever is going to 0:02:30.120 --> 0:02:34.679 be in store for us. And then, yeah, you and I are going to be there in 0:02:34.679 --> 0:02:39.450 August living it up in the world of the Parisian Olympics. 0:02:39.630 --> 0:02:43.590 It's going to be amazing. I'm so excited. As this podcast drops on 0:02:43.590 --> 0:02:47.760 Thursday, the opening ceremony will be the very next day and 0:02:47.760 --> 0:02:50.820 things will kick off. And I think there's just so 0:02:50.820 --> 0:02:54.450 much anticipation for these Olympics, Becs. I think for running 0:02:54.450 --> 0:02:58.168 fans, there's so much to be excited about. The American 0:02:58.169 --> 0:03:01.650 team going over has so much talent, both from the 0:03:01.650 --> 0:03:04.710 track to the roads, and so I think there's a lot 0:03:04.710 --> 0:03:07.050 of excitement in the US. I also think there's just 0:03:07.050 --> 0:03:12.000 a lot of excitement around Paris. Americans love Paris. There's 0:03:12.330 --> 0:03:15.630 always kind of a special feeling about things in Paris 0:03:15.630 --> 0:03:18.090 and the Eiffel Tower. And I love what they're doing with 0:03:18.180 --> 0:03:20.790 the opening ceremony on the Seine. So, I just sense 0:03:20.790 --> 0:03:23.760 there's a lot of excitement about these Olympics and I'm 0:03:23.760 --> 0:03:26.370 really excited. I'll also be there the second week, which 0:03:26.370 --> 0:03:29.910 is when the track and field all happens, as well 0:03:29.910 --> 0:03:32.550 as the marathons of course, the last two days. So, 0:03:32.820 --> 0:03:34.200 I think it's going to be an incredible couple of weeks. 0:03:34.200 --> 0:03:37.140 We are in for a treat. And yeah, as you say, 0:03:37.140 --> 0:03:39.330 Team USA track and field, we have the biggest and 0:03:39.330 --> 0:03:43.140 strongest squad heading over there this year. And I would 0:03:43.140 --> 0:03:46.950 just like to congratulate the women on the team being 0:03:46.950 --> 0:03:53.009 the fastest, most records broken thus far. So, I am 0:03:53.010 --> 0:03:57.360 very excited to see what Team USA and I have 0:03:57.360 --> 0:04:00.360 to stay patriotic. I am still rooting for Team GB 0:04:00.360 --> 0:04:00.960 as well. 0:04:01.590 --> 0:04:06.870 Of course, you are. We would fully expect that. And Becs, you know what something else is that people 0:04:06.870 --> 0:04:09.120 can use to get even more sight for the Paris 0:04:09.120 --> 0:04:11.309 Olympics is you can go back and listen to some 0:04:11.309 --> 0:04:14.250 past episodes of Set the Pace, because we've had so 0:04:14.250 --> 0:04:18.180 many Olympians and Paraolympians appear on the show in the 0:04:18.180 --> 0:04:22.109 last year. People like Susanna Scaroni, the amazing wheelchair athlete 0:04:22.110 --> 0:04:24.928 who will be appearing in the Paralympics, Connor Mantz and 0:04:24.928 --> 0:04:27.479 Clayton Young, who will be representing the US on the 0:04:27.480 --> 0:04:31.320 men's marathon team, Emily Sisson and Dakotah Lindwurm, who are running 0:04:31.320 --> 0:04:34.020 the marathon on the women's side for Team USA. We've 0:04:34.020 --> 0:04:36.479 also got Nikki Hiltz, who's going to be a real 0:04:36.480 --> 0:04:41.400 medal contender in the women's 1500, Tatyana McFadden, another amazing 0:04:41.400 --> 0:04:45.238 Paralympian, along with Catherine Debrunner, Marcel Hug, also a great 0:04:45.240 --> 0:04:50.099 wheelchair athlete, and of course Helen Obiri. So, really great set 0:04:50.100 --> 0:04:52.440 of Olympians we've had a chance to talk to. Folks 0:04:52.440 --> 0:04:55.350 can go back and check out those past episodes as 0:04:55.350 --> 0:04:58.558 they start to get themselves pumped up for Paris. 0:04:59.160 --> 0:05:02.639 Peloton offers a wide variety of running and walking content 0:05:02.639 --> 0:05:05.909 to spice up your workouts, featuring world- class trainers who 0:05:05.910 --> 0:05:09.270 inspire and challenge you. 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My daughter and I are 0:05:47.880 --> 0:05:48.301 watching them. 0:05:48.301 --> 0:05:48.450 Only three? 0:05:48.450 --> 0:05:50.820 Only three. I'm taking my time. I'm sure I'll binge 0:05:50.820 --> 0:05:52.170 the rest of them at some point next time it 0:05:52.170 --> 0:05:55.919 rains. It's really good. And I think it's a great way to get 0:05:55.920 --> 0:06:02.159 really psyched up for the Olympics. Noah Lyles and all 0:06:02.159 --> 0:06:04.020 the Jamaican sprinting story. 0:06:04.020 --> 0:06:04.021 Shericka, yeah. Oh, my goodness. 0:06:04.021 --> 0:06:04.771 Absolutely. I think it's really good. 0:06:08.099 --> 0:06:12.750 It's fantastic. And it gets you actually to understand the other 0:06:12.839 --> 0:06:16.409 competitions that these athletes go through. They are not just 0:06:16.410 --> 0:06:19.049 training because it feels like. When we get around to 0:06:19.050 --> 0:06:21.779 the Olympics, it feels like these athletes are only ever 0:06:21.779 --> 0:06:25.440 training for this huge event, but there are so many 0:06:25.440 --> 0:06:29.279 other events that they put their bodies through and are 0:06:29.309 --> 0:06:33.210 constantly working to better themselves and gets stronger and stronger. 0:06:33.570 --> 0:06:36.419 And this documentary goes into the behind the scenes. It 0:06:36.450 --> 0:06:39.839 goes into some moments that you just don't see because 0:06:39.839 --> 0:06:43.380 on TV, you see them coming onto the track or 0:06:43.410 --> 0:06:46.979 heading out to their event, and that's their moment on 0:06:46.980 --> 0:06:50.190 stage. But you see the behind the scenes, the moments 0:06:50.190 --> 0:06:54.359 with their coaches, which to me is incredibly emotional. I 0:06:54.360 --> 0:06:56.159 won't give it away, but the last episode, I was 0:06:56.160 --> 0:07:00.900 crying my eyes out of just the love and the 0:07:00.900 --> 0:07:05.219 relief that happens when the events are over, but then 0:07:05.219 --> 0:07:09.359 the speculation to what's next and what's next is Paris. 0:07:09.839 --> 0:07:13.950 And it's just, oh, I highly recommend everyone to watch 0:07:13.950 --> 0:07:16.590 it, just to kind of get your head around what 0:07:16.590 --> 0:07:20.400 these humans have gone through since if they were in 0:07:20.400 --> 0:07:25.259 Tokyo or since their last event of competition. So, oh, 0:07:25.259 --> 0:07:28.320 my gosh, just knowing the athletes, most of them are 0:07:28.320 --> 0:07:31.170 there already. You can just see on Instagram, people are 0:07:31.170 --> 0:07:34.830 showing up in Paris. They're getting their Ralph Lauren fits on, 0:07:34.830 --> 0:07:37.620 ready to rock. It's so cool. 0:07:38.820 --> 0:07:41.790 It's awesome. So, you can check that out. And obviously, 0:07:41.790 --> 0:07:45.210 we'll all be tuning in for the Olympics that gets 0:07:45.210 --> 0:07:49.050 started this coming weekend as we drop this podcast this 0:07:49.050 --> 0:07:51.540 week. And Becs, I want to remind, of course, all of 0:07:51.540 --> 0:07:55.170 our listeners out there, especially those of you who maybe 0:07:55.170 --> 0:07:57.330 have a new running challenge in front of you, maybe 0:07:57.330 --> 0:07:59.880 you're training for a fall marathon for the first time 0:07:59.880 --> 0:08:03.809 or whatever the challenge might be. If you've got questions 0:08:03.809 --> 0:08:06.150 and people have a lot of questions when it comes 0:08:06.150 --> 0:08:09.330 to training for marathons, especially the first timers, send us 0:08:09.330 --> 0:08:12.270 a question. You can leave a comment on Apple Podcasts 0:08:12.900 --> 0:08:15.239 with your question in it, and we will answer it 0:08:15.240 --> 0:08:17.070 right here on the show. Becs, we did get a 0:08:17.070 --> 0:08:20.759 question from a listener this week. Linda's living it up 0:08:20.759 --> 0:08:24.389 was the user, and she said, " Becs has been my 0:08:24.389 --> 0:08:27.570 coach through Peloton and inspired me to find the athlete 0:08:27.570 --> 0:08:30.180 in me later in life back." Becs, so many of your 0:08:30.180 --> 0:08:33.750 students sending out the love to you. She did her 0:08:33.750 --> 0:08:38.549 first half marathon in January of 2024, an hour and 36 minutes, by 0:08:38.549 --> 0:08:41.279 the way, really good. And she used the Peloton runs 0:08:41.279 --> 0:08:44.218 to prepare her for that, which is amazing. So, her 0:08:44.220 --> 0:08:48.569 question is she'd love a podcast dedicated to tips for 0:08:48.570 --> 0:08:52.469 people training for their first marathon. And yeah, Linda, of 0:08:52.469 --> 0:08:55.530 course you want that, and we are totally doing that. 0:08:55.530 --> 0:08:57.690 I don't know if we know exactly what date is, 0:08:57.690 --> 0:09:00.450 but yes, we will have both with Meb and his 0:09:00.480 --> 0:09:02.460 tips all the way throughout the shows from now to 0:09:02.460 --> 0:09:06.450 the marathon, but we also will have an episode coming 0:09:06.450 --> 0:09:08.699 up that it will be focused on training for your 0:09:08.700 --> 0:09:13.319 first marathon. So, that is coming and Becs, there's just 0:09:13.320 --> 0:09:17.009 nothing like your first marathon. And we know that there 0:09:17.010 --> 0:09:20.220 are people who need that advice and those questions. I'm 0:09:20.220 --> 0:09:22.890 sure you get a lot of those questions on Peloton as well. 0:09:23.460 --> 0:09:27.300 Absolutely. Linda, thank you for sending that in. And big shout- 0:09:27.300 --> 0:09:30.630 outs to you in Florida. I love that you wrote, 0:09:31.080 --> 0:09:35.369 you consider yourself Bec's most southernmost beast. I adore that. 0:09:35.369 --> 0:09:36.779 And I will say Key West is one of the 0:09:36.779 --> 0:09:38.910 most beautiful places I've visited, so you're very lucky to 0:09:38.910 --> 0:09:42.088 be down there. Tips and tricks for your first marathon, 0:09:42.300 --> 0:09:45.780 for sure. I can't imagine how many people there are 0:09:45.780 --> 0:09:48.179 out there contemplating it. So, I would love to think 0:09:48.179 --> 0:09:52.139 that Set the Pace could be a place that they 0:09:52.139 --> 0:09:57.478 come to and we help you push the button into signing up 0:09:57.480 --> 0:10:00.780 for your first marathon, which as an aside, should be 0:10:00.780 --> 0:10:02.940 the TCS New York City Marathon, because it's the best 0:10:02.940 --> 0:10:07.439 one in the world. But it's not something to be 0:10:07.440 --> 0:10:10.170 scared of because if you follow a good training program 0:10:10.949 --> 0:10:13.290 and listen to tips and tricks from people who've done 0:10:13.290 --> 0:10:17.160 numerous races, you've got a whole community behind you. So, 0:10:17.580 --> 0:10:20.040 thanks for that, Linda. We'll get on to that, Rob. 0:10:21.150 --> 0:10:25.079 I love it. Absolutely. Becs, we have such a great 0:10:25.080 --> 0:10:29.039 conversation teed up for today's guest, a good friend of 0:10:29.039 --> 0:10:32.848 yours who you'll introduce in a minute, and an incredible 0:10:32.850 --> 0:10:38.370 story as well, the adaptive training specialist and Peloton interactive 0:10:38.370 --> 0:10:42.120 instructor, Logan Aldridge. I'm meeting Logan for the first time 0:10:42.120 --> 0:10:48.299 today, and his journey is just incredible. Logan will talk 0:10:48.299 --> 0:10:51.809 with us about the tragic accident that he had at 0:10:51.809 --> 0:10:54.870 13 years old, losing his arm in what you can 0:10:54.870 --> 0:10:59.280 only call a bizarre accident on a boat as he 0:10:59.280 --> 0:11:03.989 was wakeboarding with his father and turning that moment into 0:11:04.440 --> 0:11:09.900 an incredibly impactful life as an adaptive fitness instructor, a 0:11:09.900 --> 0:11:15.059 leader in this space, an inspiring story. And our marathon, 0:11:15.059 --> 0:11:18.119 Becs, I always say it at the starting line of the 0:11:18.150 --> 0:11:23.279 TCS New York City Marathon, there are 50, 000 stories and 0:11:23.279 --> 0:11:27.750 so many of them will just blow your mind and 0:11:27.750 --> 0:11:30.990 really, they're just life changing when you listen to them. 0:11:31.440 --> 0:11:34.349 And Logan is one of those stories that will be 0:11:34.349 --> 0:11:37.199 joining us this year at the TCS New York City 0:11:37.200 --> 0:11:39.868 Marathon. And you're so lucky to have him as a 0:11:39.870 --> 0:11:42.720 colleague, but he's just an incredible person. 0:11:43.050 --> 0:11:48.300 Yeah, I adore him. He has helped change my world 0:11:48.480 --> 0:11:52.500 for sure when it comes to adaptive training, understanding. He's 0:11:52.500 --> 0:11:57.179 an educator and he is a very, very fun human to 0:11:57.179 --> 0:11:58.140 be around as well. 0:11:59.429 --> 0:12:02.400 And then before we get to that, Becs, we've got 0:12:02.400 --> 0:12:05.670 a great Member Moment this week. Our friend, Meb Keflezighi will 0:12:05.670 --> 0:12:09.239 be here and he'll be joined by Dr. Tamanna Singh. 0:12:09.510 --> 0:12:12.420 Dr. Singh is a runner and a sports cardiologist with 0:12:12.750 --> 0:12:15.780 a message about running that might surprise you. And then 0:12:15.780 --> 0:12:19.140 following that, Meb will continue his countdown to the TCS New 0:12:19.140 --> 0:12:23.340 York City Marathon with 16 straight weeks of training tips. 0:12:23.730 --> 0:12:26.160 This week, Meb is going to talk about what you need 0:12:26.160 --> 0:12:30.088 to be planning in terms of gear and nutrition as 0:12:30.090 --> 0:12:33.210 we sit here 15 weeks out from the TCS New 0:12:33.210 --> 0:12:38.520 York City Marathon. Nutrition, always a hot topic. Becs, I actually 0:12:38.520 --> 0:12:41.610 need to listen to this, this Meb Minute myself because I think 0:12:42.120 --> 0:12:45.750 my nutrition game could definitely be raised a little bit 0:12:46.050 --> 0:12:48.240 as I sit here talking to you the day after 0:12:48.240 --> 0:12:50.849 I go into a movie with my daughter last night, 0:12:50.849 --> 0:12:54.388 eating popcorn and drinking a cherry slushie. I'm pretty sure 0:12:54.389 --> 0:12:57.330 that's not on Meb's nutrition tips, but maybe- 0:12:57.330 --> 0:12:57.780 You never know. 0:12:57.781 --> 0:13:02.250 ... maybe that can help me get a little more better about what I put 0:13:02.250 --> 0:13:04.529 in my body as I think about running some races 0:13:04.530 --> 0:13:06.900 this fall. So, that'll be coming up in just a 0:13:06.900 --> 0:13:07.980 moment as well. 0:13:08.700 --> 0:13:13.920 Today, we are absolutely thrilled to welcome one of my friends 0:13:13.920 --> 0:13:19.050 and one of my Peloton colleagues, Logan Aldridge. Logan is 0:13:19.590 --> 0:13:22.859 Peloton's adaptive training specialist and one of our most fabulous 0:13:22.860 --> 0:13:26.759 instructors. His story of resilience began when he lost his 0:13:26.759 --> 0:13:30.179 left arm at 13. And that was the start of 0:13:30.270 --> 0:13:33.570 what most of us and Logan himself would say is 0:13:33.570 --> 0:13:37.230 an incredible journey. From founding a nonprofit as a teenager 0:13:37.470 --> 0:13:42.840 to deadlifting 500 pounds, Logan has been redefining what is 0:13:42.840 --> 0:13:46.860 possible in adaptive fitness. Logan, hi. 0:13:47.700 --> 0:13:51.840 Wow, Becs. Hi. Thank you so much for what a 0:13:51.840 --> 0:13:55.380 phenomenal intro, makes me sound a lot cooler than I 0:13:55.380 --> 0:13:58.738 really am. I love it. I'll take it. I'll take it. 0:13:58.889 --> 0:14:00.929 Dude, you're one of the coolest people I know. 0:14:01.708 --> 0:14:01.800 You're too sweet. 0:14:01.800 --> 0:14:04.140 Probably the coolest person I know. I'm so good. 0:14:04.140 --> 0:14:04.920 The feeling's mutual. 0:14:05.700 --> 0:14:08.490 We are so happy to have you on here. I am 0:14:08.820 --> 0:14:13.800 very biased and honored to have you as a teammate, 0:14:13.800 --> 0:14:16.650 but I'm biased to say that I can learn from 0:14:16.650 --> 0:14:20.520 you every minute of every day. You are probably one 0:14:20.520 --> 0:14:25.319 of the most humble and easy to talk to people 0:14:25.320 --> 0:14:28.380 I've ever met, be it like an awkward question about, " 0:14:28.770 --> 0:14:32.760 Logan, how is your golf swing better than my uncle 0:14:32.760 --> 0:14:35.100 who's been playing golf for 50 years?" 0:14:35.100 --> 0:14:43.830 Thanks. You're so sweet. I appreciate you so much. Listen, truly, the 0:14:43.830 --> 0:14:48.180 feeling's mutual. Likewise. I think that is the pinch me moment I 0:14:48.180 --> 0:14:52.349 have every day. I come into the Peloton and see 0:14:52.349 --> 0:14:55.410 our other instructors, my colleagues, and chat with you all 0:14:55.620 --> 0:14:57.509 and every word that comes out of your mouth and 0:14:57.509 --> 0:14:59.789 every other colleague of mine, I feel the same way. 0:14:59.789 --> 0:15:03.090 I'm like, " Wow, what experts, what incredible knowledge and insight." 0:15:03.090 --> 0:15:06.660 So, thank you. That's so sweet to say. And listen, if anybody 0:15:06.660 --> 0:15:09.389 who knows me, and I hope people who are becoming 0:15:09.389 --> 0:15:13.379 to know me through this podcast learned that I try to 0:15:13.380 --> 0:15:16.469 be my authentic self any and everywhere I am. What 0:15:16.469 --> 0:15:18.929 you see on the screen with me in a Peloton 0:15:18.930 --> 0:15:23.040 class, in a conversation, in a dinner, in a side chat, it's the 0:15:23.040 --> 0:15:25.170 same. And I'm always the same Logan. So, I always 0:15:25.170 --> 0:15:26.700 want to be approachable, relatable. 0:15:27.180 --> 0:15:27.931 I can attest to that. 0:15:27.931 --> 0:15:27.931 A friend to everyone. 0:15:27.931 --> 0:15:31.559 I can attest to that even when he is wearing his Croc 0:15:31.559 --> 0:15:33.510 boots with the little spur things. 0:15:33.510 --> 0:15:38.310 Yeah, that's me. That's this North Carolina boy figuring out New 0:15:38.310 --> 0:15:41.100 York City fashion, figuring out how to do this fashion thing. 0:15:41.910 --> 0:15:44.880 Unreal. Logan, before we dive in, I think it's really 0:15:44.880 --> 0:15:48.179 important you've touched on it to let the listeners know 0:15:48.179 --> 0:15:51.030 who may not already know you through Peloton and your 0:15:51.030 --> 0:15:56.010 personal social platforms. Can you just tell us about your 0:15:56.010 --> 0:15:59.550 journey from, let's start at 12- year- old Logan and 0:15:59.550 --> 0:16:01.770 move through to 13- year- old Logan? 0:16:01.890 --> 0:16:06.990 Yeah, yeah, absolutely. And I appreciate you starting this with 0:16:06.990 --> 0:16:11.009 that question because let's face it, from my experience and 0:16:11.010 --> 0:16:13.200 my life and looking back and reflecting on who I 0:16:13.200 --> 0:16:16.170 was as a kid and who every kid is, which 0:16:16.170 --> 0:16:20.790 is curious and also naive and also optimistic and just 0:16:21.179 --> 0:16:25.290 open to experience the world, I think more importantly, as 0:16:25.290 --> 0:16:29.340 we grow up and go through learning how to be 0:16:29.340 --> 0:16:33.870 socially appropriate and ask questions and be curious but respectful 0:16:34.230 --> 0:16:39.719 sometimes, when it comes to this discussion of amputation, disability, 0:16:39.719 --> 0:16:44.400 impairments and condition, we steer clear of asking the obvious 0:16:44.400 --> 0:16:48.149 question, the elephant in the room, " Hey, what happened? Hey, 0:16:49.230 --> 0:16:52.260 do you feel comfortable talking about this?" Absolutely, I feel 0:16:52.260 --> 0:16:55.950 comfortable and I welcome and love the question. It never 0:16:55.950 --> 0:16:58.829 gets old because I know the impact it can have 0:16:59.130 --> 0:17:00.689 and what it had on me, hearing the story from 0:17:00.690 --> 0:17:04.049 others who had the experience of trauma or an injury, 0:17:04.049 --> 0:17:06.300 the loss of a limb or the change in their 0:17:06.300 --> 0:17:09.448 ability or their physical ability, the way in which those 0:17:09.450 --> 0:17:14.369 stories get told can be refreshing and a relief and 0:17:14.369 --> 0:17:17.820 sometimes make a bigger impact on someone who feels alone 0:17:17.820 --> 0:17:20.879 and like nobody else has been through something similar. So, long- 0:17:20.880 --> 0:17:22.708 winded way, and I said this before we started this 0:17:22.709 --> 0:17:24.840 podcast, y'all, I could answer each one of these questions 0:17:24.840 --> 0:17:26.490 for an hour, so I'm going to try to make 0:17:26.490 --> 0:17:30.900 this brief. But, 12- year- old Logan was a very 0:17:30.900 --> 0:17:38.218 competitive wakeboarder, loved playing all sports, lacrosse, football, and really 0:17:38.219 --> 0:17:42.148 the main sport I was trying to pursue professionally was 0:17:42.210 --> 0:17:45.960 wakeboarding. I grew up in North Carolina, Raleigh, North Carolina, 0:17:46.230 --> 0:17:48.480 and our family had a lake house at Lake Gaston, 0:17:48.480 --> 0:17:51.690 right on the Virginia- North Carolina border. And I would 0:17:51.690 --> 0:17:57.330 spend all of my summers wakeboarding, practicing different runs with a 0:17:57.330 --> 0:17:59.430 friend of mine, who lived a few docks down to 0:17:59.430 --> 0:18:04.230 try to win competitions and climb this ladder of competitive 0:18:04.230 --> 0:18:07.138 wakeboarding. So, this day was just a typical Saturday. I 0:18:07.140 --> 0:18:10.290 was 13 years old with my friend and my family, 0:18:10.290 --> 0:18:12.928 my mom and dad on the boat finishing up an 0:18:12.929 --> 0:18:16.709 evening set. And I was wrapping the rope around my 0:18:16.709 --> 0:18:19.198 arm after we'd finished riding. And for those who aren't 0:18:19.200 --> 0:18:23.609 familiar with wakeboarding and wakeboard ski boats, they're boats with 0:18:23.790 --> 0:18:26.968 motors, but the motors are inboard up underneath the boat. 0:18:27.030 --> 0:18:30.208 And these wakeboard boats have a tower that you attach 0:18:30.210 --> 0:18:33.450 the rope to. So, the anchor point for the skier, 0:18:33.450 --> 0:18:36.119 the wakeboarder outback, is at a high point above the middle of 0:18:36.119 --> 0:18:39.840 the boat just for context. And so, as we finished 0:18:39.840 --> 0:18:41.790 riding, I stood on the back of the boat and 0:18:41.790 --> 0:18:45.150 looped the rope over the thumb under the elbow like 0:18:45.150 --> 0:18:49.349 we all may do with an extension cord or a 0:18:49.349 --> 0:18:51.900 garden hose or something to create those perfect circle loops. 0:18:52.170 --> 0:18:55.138 Had a couple loops around my left arm holding it 0:18:55.140 --> 0:18:57.178 up at 90 degrees with my thumb out, over the 0:18:57.180 --> 0:19:01.050 thumb under the elbow. And now wakeboard ropes are very 0:19:01.050 --> 0:19:04.140 skinny, honestly, kind of look and act like a cable. 0:19:04.590 --> 0:19:08.429 This one, very skinny coated in plastic, no elasticity. You 0:19:08.429 --> 0:19:10.859 want just the same tension on a wakeboard rope, always. 0:19:10.859 --> 0:19:13.680 So, looks and acts like a cable. With a couple 0:19:13.680 --> 0:19:15.750 loops wrapped around my arm, I looked back and noticed 0:19:15.750 --> 0:19:18.900 that the rope, unfortunately, when we dropped my friend off 0:19:18.900 --> 0:19:21.570 at his dock and pushed off of his dock just 0:19:21.570 --> 0:19:23.849 to put along in our boat with a boat just 0:19:23.849 --> 0:19:27.150 in gear, just putting along to go maybe 50 meters 0:19:27.540 --> 0:19:30.359 to my dock, that's when I was winding up the 0:19:30.359 --> 0:19:32.129 rope and I looked back and noticed it had kind of 0:19:32.130 --> 0:19:35.520 drifted underneath the back platform of the boat, which is 0:19:35.520 --> 0:19:37.560 just this place where you put on the wakeboard, not 0:19:37.560 --> 0:19:39.300 even where the motor is. The motor's way up underneath. 0:19:39.690 --> 0:19:42.719 But in that moment, just kind of being careless, sometimes 0:19:42.719 --> 0:19:44.458 it gets caught on a little something back there. So, 0:19:44.460 --> 0:19:47.248 I just turned to my dad and said, " Ah, dad, 0:19:47.250 --> 0:19:48.990 the rope's underneath the back of the boat, hold on 0:19:48.990 --> 0:19:51.178 a second." As soon as I said that, he followed 0:19:51.180 --> 0:19:57.330 the safety procedure to then turn to the cockpit area, 0:19:57.630 --> 0:19:59.968 which is right next to where I am and go 0:19:59.969 --> 0:20:02.070 to turn off the boat. As soon as he did 0:20:02.070 --> 0:20:05.039 that, between the moments of me saying, " Oh, dad looks 0:20:05.039 --> 0:20:06.780 like it's underneath the back of the boat," and him going, " 0:20:06.780 --> 0:20:10.470 Oh, okay," and turning it off, the propeller did catch 0:20:10.470 --> 0:20:12.780 the rope, much more of it was underneath the boat. 0:20:12.780 --> 0:20:15.090 And in that moment, as you can imagine, then that 0:20:15.090 --> 0:20:18.750 rope just coiled around that propeller very quickly. So, it 0:20:18.750 --> 0:20:21.149 created a very aggressive pull on the end of that 0:20:21.150 --> 0:20:24.238 rope that looked like was going into the water, and 0:20:24.240 --> 0:20:28.500 that caused that tension to create the rope, to slip 0:20:28.500 --> 0:20:31.710 off the thumb and cinch down, if you can imagine 0:20:32.070 --> 0:20:34.469 kind of a circle above the elbow right there around 0:20:34.469 --> 0:20:37.948 the bicep and tricep and cause a really aggressive, really tight, 0:20:37.950 --> 0:20:41.730 immediate kind of pinch moment. And that pinch moment was 0:20:41.789 --> 0:20:44.130 far more significant than I realized at the timer than 0:20:44.130 --> 0:20:48.390 anyone. And that cut through the muscle and the flesh 0:20:48.390 --> 0:20:51.660 and stuff down to the bone. So, in that moment 0:20:51.660 --> 0:20:54.480 kind of brief little jolt still standing on the back of 0:20:54.570 --> 0:20:57.119 the boat and it looks like the rope is just 0:20:57.119 --> 0:20:59.910 going through the inside of my arm, just coming out 0:20:59.910 --> 0:21:03.359 the outside, kind of wild looking, not even feeling discomfort 0:21:03.359 --> 0:21:06.688 or pain, just going, " Whoa, what was that?" And dad 0:21:06.690 --> 0:21:10.230 steps over, unwinds the rope, recognizes this has been a 0:21:10.230 --> 0:21:14.879 serious injury, laceration 360 down to the bone, rips his 0:21:14.880 --> 0:21:17.879 shirt off, wraps it around the arm, pulls it tight 0:21:17.879 --> 0:21:20.850 for a tourniquet. Had he not done that, definitely wouldn't 0:21:20.850 --> 0:21:21.301 be here today. 0:21:21.301 --> 0:21:21.811 Good dad. 0:21:22.350 --> 0:21:26.010 So, that moment saved my life. Then we got to 0:21:26.010 --> 0:21:28.649 the dock. I thought this was a dream. I said, " 0:21:28.650 --> 0:21:31.138 There's no way this is happening. Dad, just take me 0:21:31.138 --> 0:21:34.799 to my bedroom. Show me sleeping. I'll wake up from 0:21:34.799 --> 0:21:38.790 this very vivid nightmare I'm having right now." And he said, " 0:21:38.790 --> 0:21:41.250 Logie, I'm sorry." And he did. He showed me. And then that's 0:21:41.250 --> 0:21:44.070 when it kind of hit and took a breath. He's 0:21:44.070 --> 0:21:45.809 holding me in his arms. We go sit out on 0:21:45.809 --> 0:21:47.938 the front porch. We wait for an ambulance. And I 0:21:47.940 --> 0:21:53.070 started to accept the reality of this situation. Thirteen, left 0:21:53.070 --> 0:21:57.240 arm, left- handed, can't feel the arm. It feels like 0:21:57.240 --> 0:21:59.580 it's laying out by my side, but it's in my 0:21:59.580 --> 0:22:02.280 lap. It feels like something just like sandbags in my 0:22:02.280 --> 0:22:04.740 lap. And I'm like, " Wow, that's my arm. What? This 0:22:04.740 --> 0:22:08.849 is bizarre." Starting to process, takes about an hour for 0:22:08.849 --> 0:22:11.488 the ambulance to get there, mom and dad with me 0:22:11.490 --> 0:22:14.550 the whole time. Yeah, middle of nowhere where we were. 0:22:14.550 --> 0:22:17.910 And it was a summer weekend with some volunteer staff, 0:22:17.910 --> 0:22:21.960 EMS. And they get in the ambulance, we start riding 0:22:21.960 --> 0:22:24.540 to the local community hospital. And that's the moment, I 0:22:24.540 --> 0:22:26.819