- While racing the Franklin Classic 5k, I noticed a man with two prosthetic legs participating. While this is inspiring in and of itself, there is more to the story. You see, the day of the race was cold and rainy - which was perfect running weather for me, but this also made the road very slick in parts, especially where the road was painted with road markings. I'm sure you can see where I'm going with this. After a race a slipping almost the entire way, the gentleman fell about two blocks from the finish line causing one of his prosthetic legs to come off. Rather than quitting the race right there, the man crossed the finish line while being pushed in a wheelchair by one of his friends. Everyone standing in the finish line area clapped and cheered for this man as he crossed the line. I'm sure I was probably crying too. It was pretty emotional and inspiring.
- Several of my friends who I coached in the East Nasty Potato-to-Tomato training program have all signed up to run their first Half-Marathon together! I'm so happy and proud of them. They're a group of awesome ladies who, if you had told them at this time last year they were going to be all running a Half-Marathon together, would have laughed in your face. I'm so excited they're taking this journey together.
- I got to run with my friend Roy last Wednesday. To put it mildly - Roy's year has sucked. He's had to deal with the death of his beloved father, as well as coming back from a heart attack. I'd still be hiding under the covers if I were him, but Roy's out there running again. He's much tougher than I am.
- My Dad told me this past week that he's planning ahead to when he's 80, which is in four years, because USA Cycling has an 80+ division for their road races. He's already thinking about what kind of bike he's going to get. Here I am just trying to get through the next week, and my Dad is planning four years out. He's awesome.
What inspires you?
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