running.
i was able to run 10 yards before i had to stop and honestly thought i was going to have a heart attack. feeling defeated, i looked at him and asked him i would ever make it to the finish line. “start where you started, and everyday add one or two telephone poles. eventually you will run home. just don’t ever give up”. he was right and almost two months later i ran from the entire 1/2 mile home.
9 months later, i ended up losing 113 pounds and ran the entire 26.2 miles of the 2009 boston marathon nonstop. the rest is history. 