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Live UnLtd Award Winner, James McLeod
We love sharing great stuff about inspirational people, and so we’ve collected 5 inspiring running stories from the past and present. Check out these amazing people!
5 Inspiring Runners
A man who lost an arm and a leg while clearing mines in Africa has flown to the USA for the 135-mile “Badwater” run in Death Valley, California. Read more.
The story of Jesse Owens is a classic one in the history of sport. The 1936 Olympics was hosted in Berlin, in Hitler’s Germany. Adolf Hitler could only sit and watch as Jesse, a black man, took four gold medals at the games. Read more.
Tom Denniss is currently attempting to run around the circumference of the world in 700 days. He is raising money for Oxfam as he takes on this huge task. You can read more here. Or head to his website, Tom’s Next Step, to find out more.
Wilma Rudolph had polio as a child and was told that she’d never walk again. At the 1960 Olympics in Rome, Wilma became the first American woman to win 3 gold medals in Olympic history. Read her story here.
Cliff Young took on professional athletes at a 5 day race by running for five days straight and catching up with the professionals while they slept during the night. He went on to win the race and gave all of his $10,000 prize money away. Read more.
Run Dem Crew Youngers
Live UnLtd and The Run Dem Crew Youngers give you the tools to change lives through sport and creativity.
We posted a new story today about a Live UnLtd Award Winner, James McLeod, who set up a running crew in his area. Read his story here.
Find out more by heading to our Run Dem Crew Youngers page, or you can see what the Youngers are up to by heading to their Facebook Page, following their Tumblr or keeping your eye on the #RDCYoungers hashtag on Twitter.
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