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In this episode Ryan sits down with Lexi Chambers, an adaptive athlete who has shattered expectations and set multiple world records—all while using a standard NHS wheelchair. After a below-the-knee amputation due to Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Lexi refused to let disability define her. Instead, she turned to endurance sports, becoming the first person to wheel from John O’Groats to Land’s End (1,500km) in an everyday wheelchair. Now, she’s preparing for 10 ultramarathons in 10 days (50km/day) and an even bigger challenge: wheeling coast-to-coast across the USA (5,000km) in 2027.

Lexi shares her journey of resilience, how sport became her therapy, and her mission to inspire others to embrace movement—no matter their circumstances.

What You’ll Hear

- Lexi’s life-changing CRPS diagnosis, amputation, and why she refused to hang up her athletic dreams

- How a kitchen “test spin” led to her first world record and eventually wheeling John O’Groats → Land’s End in a standard NHS chair

- The surprising role of extreme training as pain therapy and mental escape

- Balancing a punishing training schedule, gruelling winds, and 4 am starts—plus the “test weeks” that make or break prep

- Building and motivating a novice event-planning crew to pull off “impossible” challenges

- Lessons learned fundraising hundreds of thousands, nailing keynote speeches, and embracing vulnerability on stage

- Upcoming feats: 10×50 km ultramarathons in 10 days for Rugby World Cup charity, then a 5 000 km coast-to-coast across the U.S.

- Lexi’s simple message to anyone doubting themselves: you never know what you can do until you try

Ready to rethink your limits? Tune in and get inspired to take that first (or next) rotation.

💎 Memorable Quotes:

• "The NHS told me I’d ‘grow into’ my wheelchair. I decided to prove them wrong."
• "Pain is my constant companion, but it doesn’t get to dictate my life."
• "Nobody believed a standard wheelchair could do these distances. Now they know it can."
• "If you wait for the ‘perfect’ conditions, you’ll never start. Just go."

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Connect with Ryan Gonsalves and the 2NDWind Academy to discover how your athletic experience can become your professional advantage here: www.2ndwind.io

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