Tyler Moon

·1 hr 24 min·5 clips

Tyler says he collapsed at mile eight, then an AED shocked his heart back into rhythm.

The host opens by saying he wants to hear the guest's story in full. He also names a second, personal reason for the conversation: the guest has a Berry College connection, and the host knows his former coach, Paul Deaton, from college. That connection leads into the emergency that changed everything. The athlete steps out of his vehicle at practice and goes into cardiac arrest, with his heart stopping. The people around him do not waste time. Teammates start CPR and, when they tire, rotate in and keep going. The coach holds his head and gives breaths. Other athletes coordinate on the phone and go out to the road to make sure the ambulance knows where to go. The host keeps circling back to how fast and focused that response was. He sounds genuinely moved by the way people can drop everything and line up around one objective. The conversation frames that response as a picture of love, kindness, and practical care rather than a polished hero story. The guest says the story drew attention after the hospital stay. People from a hospital reached out and said they were getting calls about him, but they could not release his name or information because of privacy rules. They suggested that he might be able to do something meaningful with the story if he wanted to share it. The guest says the story spread, and he says he is okay now, walking, and had already run about 40 miles in a week. Later, the talk loosens up into race memories, including the canceled 2020 10-miler and the shirt with the little hood. The two of them trade Minneapolis talk, talk about coming back up someday, and keep the tone warm and familiar. By the end, the episode lands on gratitude, community, and the blunt reminder that people showing up quickly can save a life.

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An emergency story that becomes a lesson in teamwork, care, and the people who show up.

Run Free Podcast traces a near-loss with enough detail to make the timing feel immediate. It follows the runner who collapsed into cardiac arrest after stepping out of his vehicle, then stays with the CPR, the 911 call, the rotating compressions, and the breaths that kept him…

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