Inspire

Nothing fires me up quite like seeing an ‘underdog’ overcome.  MikeD sent me this video a couple days ago and it sucked me (and Jess) in and brought tears to her eyes.  You know I’m a cry baby.  Jess isn’t as emotionally unstable as me, but this one got to her.  Maybe it has something to do with the cast on her leg :(

On a related note, tomorrow is the Ironman world championship at Kona, Hawaii.  Can’t wait to see who wins.  I’m rooting for Crowie (Craig Alexander) to be the 3rd man ever to 3-peat.

David & Goliath

I am a total sucker for a David & Goliath story (Hoosiers, Seabiscut, Rocky, Miracle, Remember The Titans, Etc).  They fire me up like no other.  They inspire me.  The motivate me.  You get the idea …

During this AM’s ride, I was listening to a podcast from This American Life titled Long Shot.  It briefly mentioned an amazing Kentucky Derby from a couple years back.  I found the race.  Check it out below.  I’m not a horse guy, but this fires me up (watch the interview and the replays):