Seize Your Adventure

Amanda Plomp is a runner with epilepsy based in Victoria in Canada. As we heard in the last episode, discovering running in her twenties helped Amanda to feel strong and connected to her body, a feeling she had missed since her seizures started when she was a teenager. Running helps with her epilepsy. And epilepsy helps with her running. In my conversation with Amanda, I was able to delve into this a bit more. I asked for her tips for me, as a new runner with epilepsy, and asked her to talk me through the different types of running terrain she enjoys.WE TALK ABOUT: How different seizures affect her running How running helps with epilepsy Hiking and camping in Canada Why Amanda chooses not to wear a medical alert bracelet Which is better: backwoods running, beach running or trail running? Running solo vs running races The difference between ‘active’ and ‘athletic’ The dangers of running solo in bear country Her advice for me running my first race with epilepsy How important it is to tell adventure buddies