Two Fit Crazies And A Microphone

Two Fit Crazies & A Microphone Podcast Episode 99 - Matthew Long - ATHLETE-SURVIVOR- SPEAKER Former NYC Firefighter The Long Run, Author Motivational Speaker, WME Speakers Orangetheory Fitness Danbury, CT Franchisee ATHLETE-SURVIVOR- SPEAKER “Why did it happen...and why did I live?” “...Turn your burners on and fire-up the human spirit!” -Matt Long In Episode 99, the Two Fit Crazies are left speechless from the most amazingly inspirational story of one man’s battle for survival after being hit by a 40-ton bus on the streets of New York City at 5:30AM on December 22nd, 2005. With a 1% chance for survival even after receiving over 68 units of blood, Matt Long was not about to give up. As a NYC firefighter, triathlete, marathoner, and IRONMAN at the time of the accident, Matt discusses how his elite fitness level “literally” saved his life. Although Matt champions an “I WILL” attitude, he also shares what it was like to wish his mother had prayed for him to die instead of having to endure the slow and painf