Finish Lines and Milestones · July 17 · 1 hr 40 min

RERUN of Episode 17 with Eileen Poore

Eileen Poore and I had been friends over Instagram DMs for a while before this recording — this was actually the first time we ever met in person. This rerun comes to you on July 17th — the same date that, back in 2021, she lined up for the 8 Hour Endurance race just three days after her criminal case closed, and ran the farthest she ever had. This episode discusses sexual assault. During this episode, sponsored by Goodr and HUUG, we talk about: Growing up in New Orleans and starting work at the legendary Brennan's Restaurant at age 15 Her mom contracting polio as an infant on a transatlantic crossing, being paralyzed from the neck down, and regaining partial mobility after a pilgrimage to Lourdes Growing up with an alcoholic, addict father (16 years sober now) and using running as a way to "escape the shit" Being a competitive junior Olympic diver long before she was ever a runner Moving to Indianapolis after Michigan State and meeting her husband Dave at Lockerbie Pub Hurricane Katrina destroying her family's home in 2005 and pushing her to run her first marathon, Columbus, in 2006 — with two stress fractures and, unknowingly, in early pregnancy Nursing her newborn son between the start and finish of the Indianapolis Half a few months after he was born Running a Ragnar relay from Prescott to Tempe in the middle of a bankruptcy and a housing crisis Qualifying for and running her first Boston Marathon in 2011 while training on treadmills between two toddlers in daycare Missing a Boston cutoff by exactly 17 seconds Her first ultra, the Gnaw Bone 50K, run with one gel and no drop bag 2018, her "banner year" — a marathon PR, a new job, a new house, and qualifying for Boston 2019 Being raped by her Uber driver in July 2019, and the hours that followed at the hospital The forensic nurse and the Julian Center advocate who helped her survive the first year afterward Running the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon weeks later in the sweats she was released from the hospital in, dropping "I forgive you" index cards along the course The multi-year criminal process — the DNA warrant, the arrest, three different prosecutors, and reading her victim impact statement on her own birthday Running 8 Hour Endurance three days after her case closed and covering 32.17 miles, the farthest she had ever run Returning to Boston in 2022 and what it meant to cross that finish line Training with PBT under coach Matt Ebersole, and running the Tecumseh Trail Half along the way Her message to anyone in a hard season: "you just have to hold on" Previous Guests Mentioned Matt Ebersole – Episode 89 Sponsor Details Goodr – Use ALLYB for $10 off your first order HUUG – Use ALLYB for 15% off (combinable with buy 3, get 1 free) Other Links Follow Eileen on Instagram @leenie353 Follow me on Instagram @allytbrett_runs Subscribe to Finish Lines & Milestones weekly newsletter This is a SandyBoy Productions podcast.

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Eileen Poore and I had been friends over Instagram DMs for a while before this recording — this was actually the first time we ever met in person.

This rerun comes to you on July 17th — the same date that, back in 2021, she lined up for the 8 Hour Endurance race just three days after her criminal case closed, and ran the farthest she ever had. This episode discusses sexual assault.

During this episode, sponsored by Goodr and HUUG, we talk about:

Growing up in New Orleans and starting work at the legendary Brennan's Restaurant at age 15
Her mom contracting polio as an infant on a transatlantic crossing, being paralyzed from the neck down, and regaining partial mobility after a pilgrimage to Lourdes
Growing up with an alcoholic, addict father (16 years sober now) and using running as a way to "escape the shit"
Being a competitive junior Olympic diver long before she was ever a runner
Moving to Indianapolis after Michigan State and meeting her husband Dave at Lockerbie Pub
Hurricane Katrina destroying her family's home in 2005 and pushing her to run her first marathon, Columbus, in 2006 — with two stress fractures and, unknowingly, in early pregnancy
Nursing her newborn son between the start and finish of the Indianapolis Half a few months after he was born
Running a Ragnar relay from Prescott to Tempe in the middle of a bankruptcy and a housing crisis
Qualifying for and running her first Boston Marathon in 2011 while training on treadmills between two toddlers in daycare
Missing a Boston cutoff by exactly 17 seconds
Her first ultra, the Gnaw Bone 50K, run with one gel and no drop bag
2018, her "banner year" — a marathon PR, a new job, a new house, and qualifying for Boston 2019
Being raped by her Uber driver in July 2019, and the hours that followed at the hospital
The forensic nurse and the Julian Center advocate who helped her survive the first year afterward
Running the Indianapolis Monumental Marathon weeks later in the sweats she was released from the hospital in, dropping "I forgive you" index cards along the course
The multi-year criminal process — the DNA warrant, the arrest, three different prosecutors, and reading her victim impact statement on her own birthday
Running 8 Hour Endurance three days after her case closed and covering 32.17 miles, the farthest she had ever run
Returning to Boston in 2022 and what it meant to cross that finish line