TwoTim47 - The Podcast
The latest episodes
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An Interview With Orlando Buck - From 390 Pounds to Ultra Runner |
Laura Baumgardner - The 7th Annual Run for Respect |
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In March of 2018, Orlando Buck weighed 390 pounds. He couldn't sleep and was having a hard time even tying his shoes. He decided to do something about it. Now, 150 pounds lighter - he's decided to tackle an ultra marathon. 70 Years Old and Still Running 3 hour Marathons and Long Long Distances I recently came across an article about Gene Dykes and his attempt to break the marathon world record for the 70 year old age group. Gene broke the record with a 2:54:23 marathon in Jacksonville - and his story is here. Download new and previous episodes on iTunes.
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Through their annual Run for Respect 5k in Pontiac, Illinois, Laura Baumgardner and her special education students are creating a culture of acceptance and inclusion in their small Pontiac community and beyond. An Interview With Buddy Teaster - Running and Wearing Out Poverty Buddy Teaster is the CEO of Soles 4 Souls. I find his story fascinating - an ultra runner who leads an organization that is working miracles in the lives of some of the world's most desperate lives - one pair of shoes at a time. Download new and previous episodes on Podbean.
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TwoTim47 - The Blog
The latest articles
As long as we live, no story ever really ends. One way or another, what appears to be the end is always just another beginning. Nothing makes that truer to me than running. (Read more here) 
The tears came because the trophies so beautifully represent what this race says about the community and connections that are the power behind the Run for Respect. (Read more here) |
I ran the uncorked half marathon in New Kent, VA this morning. And pretty early in this one, the race stuck a cork in me. (Read more here) 
And yet, this past April, in tackling a distance much shorter than any of those feats, I may have completed my toughest running challenge yet. (Read more here) |
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My Running Story
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MARATHONS
Houston Marathon ( 2019) -
5:58:03 |
HALF-MARATHONS
Patrick Henry (2018) -
2:23:06 |
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Cayman Islands
District of Columbia
Kentucky (5)
Montana
Ohio
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia (10)