Lindsay, who has alopecia, has been 'overwhelmed' with thousands of messages of support after posting a defiant tweet on social media in response to being called a 'sick, ugly man' in her London Marathon race photo.
A runner with alopecia has been 'overwhelmed' with thousands of messages of support after posting a defiant tweet on social media in response to being called a 'sick, ugly man' in her London Marathon race photo.coach and freelance writer, has had alopecia since she was two and experienced a 'very isolating and lonely' childhood as she was constantly bullied because of the condition.
Lindsay said:"I was on this incredible runner’s high, I was just so happy, and I never post race photos, but I loved how I looked, and the marathon made me so happy. When I saw the comment, I felt so defeated, and all these negative emotions, and had all these flashbacks. "And so I was bullied and made fun of a lot for that - it was hard just because I never had the confidence to stand up, so I did allow kids to bully me. I felt like I deserved the things they used to say about me - they’d call me a baldy, ugly and a man, and I really felt that to be true."Lindsay continued to wear a wig until she was 22 after she finished her time at the University of Minnesota Duluth, where she studied health education from 2009 to 2013.
Lindsay has completed 52 marathons to date. Her most recent was the London Marathon on April 23 where shePEACE OF MIND: When Lindsay began running, the more comfortable she felt in herself
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