Last week, Loranne Ausley announced she’s running for Tallahassee Mayor. Ten months ago, after a bike accident that left her critically injured, it was questionable whether she’d be able to run again, period.

On Nov. 2, 2024, Ausley was participating in her seventh IRONMAN triathlon in Panama City when she fell off her bike and suffered a traumatic brain injury and broken bones that left her in a coma with a questionable prognosis.

Here’s how she explains what happened:

“I had qualified for and done the Women’s World Championship IRONMAN in Nice, France , in September, and I was trained, and I just decided I was going to do one more in Panama City because it’s so close.”

She had completed the 2.4-mile swim of the IRONMAN Florida Triathlon and moved on to the 120-mile bike rid

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