An endurance athlete is someone who can run 50 miles and keep going despite the fact that blood is oozing out of his shoes. They’re really a breed unto themselves. But that’s just the sort of relentlessness you need to survive this ordeal that Tommy Rivers Puzey has gone through.

2 Lives is produced and hosted by Laurel Morales, pod art and website designed by Annie Galloway. A version of this episode appeared on KJZZ's 2 Lives. Listen for an update at the end of the show.