78. My Noisy Cancer Comeback with Fitz Koehler

Today we speak with Fitz Koehler. She is one of the most prominent and compelling fitness experts and race announcers in America. As the voice of the Los Angeles Marathon, Philadelphia Marathon, Big Sur Marathon, DC Wonder Woman Run Series, and more, she brings big structure, energy, and joy to sport. She’s also passionate about guiding others to live better and longer through her company, Fitzness®.

Not only do we speak about her experience with Stage IIB breast cancer, but we take a deep dive into the book which is a "tell all" of the juicy and gory details of her 16-month battle, all while zigzagging across the United States. Enduring chemotherapy, radiation, and surgeries in the public eye wasn’t easy. You’ll laugh, cry, wince, and cheer as she chronicles the clash of an avalanche of side effects with 22 major race weekends. Her inspirational tale encompasses the terror of diagnosis, bald heads and black dresses, spectacular stages, parenting with cancer, perspective, and, most importantly, triumph.

Topics discussed in this episode: 

05:54: From a clear mammogram to breast cancer 7 weeks later
12:00 Blood transfusions, and why you may need it
16:20: Noisy Cancer Comeback release and day by day timeline of breast cancer
19:08: Starting to loose my long beautiful blond hair
24:00: Giving wigs a go
32:24: Sneak peaks of what's in the book
37:50: Building relationships with your doctors
40:00: The pink ribbon

Resources mentioned in this episode:

Fitz Koehler's Website:
http://www.fitzness.com/blog/

Book: Noisy Cancer Comeback by Fitz Koekler:
https://fitzness-store.myshopify.com/

Morning Mile:
http://www.fitzness.com/blog/the-morning-mile/

Madam Glam Pink Collection:
https://bit.ly/306Zfez

Episode Quotables:

"The doctors said the day before your PET scan, no sugar, no carbs, no caffeine. And then when I got there, they injected me with sugar water, and that is because the sugar goes straight to cancer and makes the cancer dance. 

"I travel for a living. They all required plane trips. And what my doctors knew was that my career was important to me. It was my passion, and that I needed it. To do my best I needed joy and the things that made me happy."

"I didn't earn breast cancer, so it doesn't belong in the first three lines in my bio.  I earned my master's degree, I earned the privilege of being spokesperson for Tropicana and Oakley. So those are things I earned. 

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