Lisa Tamati: Ultra-marathon runner to brain injury expert
Saturday Morning with Jack Tame
English - March 13, 2020 21:51 - 15 minutes - 6.35 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingNews Society & Culture Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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It’s hard to imagine there’s anything that extreme endurance athlete Lisa Tamati would struggle with.
She’s made a career out of running ludicrous distances, completing over 140 ultra-marathons, from Death Valley through to Himalayan alps.
But then her mother suffered a huge aneurysm and stroke and was left with massive brain damage. Lisa turned all her fighting strength to helping her Mum, with miraculous results.
She’s written a book about the journey, "Relentless", and she's been sharing her journey with Jack Tame.
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