Every so often in the running community you come across stories of people who despite incredible hardship and pain inflicted on them just stubbornly refuse to give in and are fighting back. They are the true heroes of humanity. They are the ones who characterise the running community and show what we are truly capable of.
I first encountered the story of a brave young lady by the name of Turia Pitt. Turia was one of the runners who was caught in the horrific bush fire in the Kimberly region of Western Australia in the Racing the Planet event. Racing the Planet despite being hopelessly unprepared for the event and ignoring warnings about the fire being close to the running trail, have now proceeded to try and shirk the responsibility for the injuries to the runners in question. This is unforgiveable really and I am part of a group who hope that not only is the company forced to pay damages, but that no one in the running community supports them ever again.
Turia has demonstrated the power of the human spirit and is rising above and fighting back.
I saw her last night on 60 minutes and encourage you to watch her incredible story on the link below.
Running together (while witnessing the true human spirit) - stride for stride on a life changing ride! -- Sean Muller
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