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#TBT October 5th, 2008. At this point of my life I had to take care of my family, things all just happened all of a sudden. I was just a kid living the dream in #Boulder. Then all of a sudden my family comes from California with no place to go, under unfortunate circumstances. It was my time to step up. However my running contract wasn’t enough to take care of everything. Enough for a single person, but not a family. Money was running low. I had to take out multiple cash advances from my agent, just to survive and buy food. No furniture in the place. Mom was on a mattress, I had an air mattress, little bro on the floor. I hadn’t ran a good race in almost 2 years. USA Marathon Championships @twincitiesinmotion was coming up and I knew that if I can get in the top spots, it would change our situation. Mile 18 came, i am in the front, 49 degrees and pouring down rain. I started to think of my family and our situation. It broke my 💔 to think of them struggling. I used that to fuel me. I surged ahead and I never looked back. I would go on to win my 2nd 🇺🇸 National Road Championship and my 1st USA Marathon Championship. This is my reaction right as I crossed the line. I would end up winning $47,000 with prize money and sponsor bonuses. I would make my name significant again. I would be back in the game. My family and I would be just fine now. .
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