A little inspiration for our rough days.

[Decker]

This just appeared in my feed. An incredible story of grit and determination in the face of adversity. Jim Thorpe sounds like an absolute legend. biography.com/athlete/jim-t...

[RunWillie Marathon]

I couldn’t get the link to work Decker but that looks like an awesome story. I won’t share it with hubby as it doesn’t really support my never ending quest to find the perfect marathon shoes 🤣

[misswobble Marathon in reply to RunWillie]

I think your quest is perfectly justified. There are worse things on which to splash the cash 💰😃. My old man doesn’t care a jot. He encourages me to run very long distances, for some reason 🤔🤣🏃‍♀️

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to RunWillie]

Sorry the link could not work RW. Yeah he seemed like a really versatile athlete. As misswobble says there are worse things to spend your coin on :). The perfect shoes are out there…😅

[Oldfloss Administrator]

Just an amazing story... thanks you... Hope all is well with you my friend ?

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to Oldfloss]

Hi Floss, things are good. Life is very busy but I can’t complain. Just currently training for the Ottawa mara in late May right now. Hope you are doing well also!

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon]

Wow. What a man! Looks like the link is only playable in Canada, but he clearly had some real spirit!

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to linda9389]

Too bad the link could not work Linda. Very versatile athlete. Decathlon, Pentathlon, pro football, baseball.

[linda9389 Administrator Marathon in reply to Decker]

Wow, that's quite the portfolio

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon]

Well, that’s a great “nothing’s gonna stop my run” story, Decker! The link is working fine now.

Hope all is well in your running world.🙂

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to Sandraj39]

It's stories like this that get me out of the house some mornings.

Things are good with me thanks. So far so good with the training. Hope you are doing well also.

[Sandraj39 Half Marathon in reply to Decker]

👍🙂

[misswobble Marathon]

Great stuff! He looks like he was chiselled from granite! 💪

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to misswobble]

Yeah this guy was made of hard stuff!

[Irishprincess Administrator Half Marathon]

So much success and so much controversy too.

Thanks for posting Decker. It’s people like this I think of when things get tough 💪

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to Irishprincess]

Yes me too. IP. Very much so.

[PaulS83 Ultramarathon]

There are two life philosophies:

I can’t do because, or I can do despite.

Now where did I put my max cushioned…

[misswobble Marathon in reply to PaulS83]

I listened to a Nike guided run where they talked about how the first Nike run shoe came to be from the leather slipper worn by the guy above 🤓

[Beachcomber66 Administrator Half Marathon in reply to misswobble]

Good knowledge misswobble!! I will think about this hero next time I feel as though I am flagging!!👍

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to misswobble]

oh very interesting! Strong legacy to build a sports brand on

[Decker Ultramarathon in reply to PaulS83]

Haha! Imagine what he could have done in a pair of Vapourflys

[misswobble Marathon in reply to Decker]

Yes! Crikey 💥☄️🔥🌪. I think it was Bill Barrowman who made the first Nike run shoe. I think it involved his waffle iron 😀. He just wouldn’t stop til he’d done it