Podcasts Sports Running Ali on the Run Show 389. Brent & Kyle Pease, Ironman Duo Team

389. Brent & Kyle Pease, Ironman Duo Team

Published: June 24, 2021, 9 a.m.

\u201cI started crying. It was so intense. I was shaking with fear. And I just look up at Kyle, and I say, \u2018I want you to know that being your brother has been one of the greatest joys of my life. And I promise you, no matter what happens today, I\u2019ll give you every ounce of energy that I have. And all I ask is that you do the same.\u2019 And he looks back at me and says, \u2018You got it.\u2019 And then the cannon fires.\u201d \u2014Brent Pease

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In 2010, Brent Pease completed his first Ironman triathlon. That night, his younger brother, Kyle \u2014 who was diagnosed with cerebral palsy as a child \u2014 asked if someone in a wheelchair could do an Ironman. Brent said yes, and the rest, as they say, is history. Growing up, the Pease family was insistent that Kyle be able to do whatever his brothers were doing. They would play games, make up the rules, and adjust them as they went along, making sure the game was fair for everyone. Inclusion, the brothers say, was always a part of their lives. (One of their mottos is "where there's a wheel, there's a way.") Today, Brent and Kyle are known around the world as one of the most competitive duo teams at triathlons and marathons. They've completed major marathons (they talk about the 2015 New York City Marathon on this episode \u2014 have your tissues ready), and they've competed together at the Ironman World Championships in Kona. (They became the first push-assisted team of brothers to do so. Proof indeed that someone in a wheelchair absolutely can do an Ironman.) They are also the founders of the Kyle Pease Foundation, whose mission is to improve the lives of people with disabilities through sports. It's an honor to have them on the show, together, today.

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What you\u2019ll get on this episode:

  • What it was like growing up in the Pease family (5:00)
  • \u201cCan people in wheelchairs do an Ironman?\u201d (9:00)
  • On starting to run \u2014 and race \u2014 together as a duo team (17:30)
  • What it\u2019s like racing triathlons as a duo team (29:30)
  • Kyle talks about what racing feels like for him (40:30)
  • Looking back on the 2015 New York City Marathon (48:30)
  • What it was like competing at the 2018 Ironman World Championships in Kona (1:01:15)
  • What Brent and Kyle decided to do after Ironman 2018 (1:12:30)
  • How the Kyle Pease Foundation was affected by the pandemic, and what they need right now (1:15:15)
  • All about Jesse Itzler\u2019s Everesting challenge, \u201c29029\u201d (1:18:30)

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What we mention on this episode:

Beyond the Finish, by Brent and Kyle Pease

29029 Everesting

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