One of my brothers is training for a marathon and has recently started training with a running group. One of his running partners shared this story with him, he shared it with me, and I decided that it was just too good not to share with anyone who happens to read this blog.
When this guy started training, his plan was to run a 5K. Shortly thereafter, one of his young children asked him if he was going to run a marathon. Their conversation went something like this:
Child: Are you going to run a marathon?
Dad: No, I'm running a 5K.
Child: How far is a 5K?
Dad: It's 3.1 miles.
Child: How far is a marathon?
Dad: It's 26.2 miles.
Child: Oh. Nobody in our family could ever do that.
He started training for the marathon the following day.
I think this is a great story for many reasons, but mainly because of this father's determination to show his child that nothing is impossible. This is what a real hero is -- someone who teaches children not to put limits on themselves, someone who teaches them to reach for that seemingly impossible goal. We need a few more of these heroes.
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