I want to be like Pat Farmer!
The other day, while getting my nails done, I watched a TV program telling' about the first man to run from the North Pole to the South Pole. Hearing that got my attention because I've never even thought about such a thing! I didn't know running that far is physically possible. Then they said he was 48 years old when he accomplished this record, which blew my mind. I just turned 40 and I don't want to run to the mailbox! Pat Farmer is the first man to run from pole to pole, which is over 13,000 miles. He dedicated this amazing feat to bringing awareness and raising money for Red Cross water and sanitation projects. He said during the most difficult moments of the run he would think of people less fortunate than himself and it kept him going. The epic run took 10 months and 22 pairs of shoes. During the interview he said there wasn't one easy day but it was all worth it. A quote on his website reads, "The fact that I’m still on this planet makes me feel that