by Heather Laskin | Apr 19, 2017 | Inspiration
A runner who saw off furious race officials to become the first woman to complete the Boston Marathon has repeated the feat 50 years later. Kathrine Switzer became a hero of the women’s rights movement in 1967 after she officially completed the then all-male race....
by Heather Laskin | Dec 17, 2016 | Awesome
Doyle Carpenter’s first job was when he was 12, as a caddy at a golf course. Too young to drive, he ran the three miles each way to and from the highway, where he hitchhiked back and forth to work. After a stint in the Army, he spent much of his life as a bricklayer....
by Heather Laskin | Aug 8, 2016 | Animals
Extreme marathon runner Dion Leonard was competing in a 155-mile race through China’s Gobi desert when he realized he had a tail – literally. A stray dog had joined him on the trail and would not leave his side for the next 77 miles. Dion shared food,...
