I just came across this story in an article about Father's Day (Happy Dad's Day on Sunday, to all you fathers out there!) and I thought it was so completely inspiring:
Have you guys ever heard of Team Hoyt? It's a father-son team who participate in marathons, triathlons, and the like. Only here's the thing... the father is pushing the son in his wheelchair. He is pretty severely disabled, but running is their thing.
Here's their website:
http://www.teamhoyt.com/
How cool is that?
I wouldn't necessarily say that it's easier to run with a purpose, but it does give you a little more incentive to keep going. I'm sure Dick Hoyt feels a little more emotion behind his training, because since I too am running for a purpose this year, I feel like it's really important to keep that in the back of my mind whenever I train... this marathon isn't just for me. It's for Jonny. When it's more than just personal pride, or being able to keep wearing my skinny jeans, or adding another medal to my collection, it means a lot more. So for everybody out there who is training for something bigger than yourself, kudos and good luck!
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- Katie and Mike
- "Boots on the ground" is an all-purpose term used to describe ground forces
actually fighting in a war or conflict.
We feel it's a pretty accurate term for our lives, because we'll be getting
married in June of 2011 and become a Navy family! But in the meantime, we're
spending a good portion of our time training for the Marine Corps Marathon
in October.
This year, we have chosen to run in honor of Cpl. Jonathan Porto, who was
killed in action in Afghanistan on March 14, 2010. It is a tremendous
privilege to run in honor of a fallen Marine, and we wanted to share our
experience with those who are interested in following along!
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