22 - Travis Coffey

Everyday Ironman Podcast

In this episode we hear Travis Coffey’s incredible story. Travis is the father of Brookelyn Coffey who was my guest in episode 20. In 2019, Travis suffered a traumatic injury that forever changed his life.

Having completed Ironman Louisville in 2018, Travis was not going to accept the diagnosis of his doctors and not only knew he would walk again but that he would race Ironman once more.

Travis shares his story of the day he suffered the injury, what he remembers of the days following and his and Brookelyn’s training as he rehabbed his way back to the starting line.

We talk about training and racing before his injury including his experience at Ironman Louisville in 2018 and his experiences this year at Ironman 70.3 Ohio and Ironman Indiana.

Travis’ personal motto is “Never Give Up” and he definitely plans to live by that as each takes each day as a gift.

If you are struggling to overcome an obstacle in your life, we hope that you will be inspired by Travis’ story.

As athletes we have been told to “listen to our bodies” and to heed our doctor’s advice but what do you do when those don’t necessarily line up. It’s an incredible story of perseverance. I am honored to have meet Travis and excited to see what he accomplishes in the years to come.