{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Dr. Melissa Puppa-Lasher, PhD - Elite Lupus Athlete","description":"Everyone has bad days. But when you wake up every morning not knowing how your body will cooperate, it brings a whole new set of challenges to training and racing at a high level. Our guest, Dr. Melissa Puppa-Lasher, PhD, knows this daily roll of the dice all too well. As an age group aquabike world champion and short course triathlon evangelist, Mel\u2019s journey as an endurance athlete living with lupus has been nothing but awe inspiring. There is no quit, and no excuses in this woman. She is by far the most mentally tough person we\u2019ve had the pleasure of working with. But navigating this disease while improving performance has taken a lot of trial and error, data tracking, intention, communication, and a little tough love at times. Through all the hard work, struggles, and a second heart wrenching diagnosis, we\u2019re still hitting new bests 4 years later. And she\u2019s not done. Far from it. Mel\u2019s story can be a huge source of inspiration for others living with auto immune diseases, but if you don\u2019t get motivated listening to this one, we aren\u2019t sure you can be helped! ","author_name":"Coaches on Couches","author_url":"http:\/\/buildpeakcompete.com","html":"