ABOUT ANDREA

I was diagnosed with ALS at age 33, less than a year after completing 5 triathlons, including a 70.3. A month after confirmation of my diagnosis August 2014, I did a super sprint triathlon and ended up being featured in Endurance magazine. In November 2015, I completed the City of Oaks marathon in Raleigh, NC on my recumbent trike.

Doing a marathon after a year of living with ALS rocked my perspective. The average life expectancy for a person with ALS is 2-5 years, but everyone is different. Clearly, I was lucky/blessed to have slow progression — even though I had to use a walker, my muscles were strong enough to power my trike. So I started thinking…

what’s next?

In 2016, I pledged to do 12 races — marathons, half marathons and triathlons — and dedicate each one to someone with ALS who has been an inspiration to me. Read about each race and honoree on my blog.

For my 12th race, I will return to the City of Oaks marathon on November 6, 2016 with 30 members from Team Drea. And then all that’s left is to ask…

what’s next?