Because of poverty, he had to run to school every day not to be beaten by the evil headmaster.
But because of this twist of fate, he developed a love of running. Full of vibrancy and youthfulness, he set himself a goal to qualify for an entry position in the Boston Marathon. The years of training built him into a better and better runner. He found a coach. But then tragedy struck.
He injured his heel. He sought solace in many places including the blogosphere.
No athlete wants to give up, so his coach made him train in the water. This helped him keep his fitness as good as possible given the circumstances.
As time went on the coach had him work on how he leaned into his running, which was a major cause of his heel problems.
Finally, the big day arrived. In a small fishing village just outside of Huntington Beach, his entire life went full circle.
HE QUALIFIED FOR BOSTON WITH 1 MINUTE AND 17 SECONDS TO SPARE! (thanks misszippy1)
Chris K - My Hero!!!!
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Nice work there, Andrew! And he actually made it by 1 minute, 17 seconds (Boston gives you the 59 seconds on your qualifying time).
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic tribute, Andrew! I was just roaring out loud. Success must taste pretty sweet after that road to victory! :)
ReplyDeleteAndrew, I have a confession to make, I didn't injure my heel last summer from running. It was caused by my secret love of wearing women's pumps. So, the picture above is appropriate.
ReplyDeleteYou are one of my original Followers and have been a steadfast supporter and friend. You are one of the funniest dudes out there.
And the swim suit shot is actually my body...
ReplyDeleteHa...once again Andrew slays me!
ReplyDeleteHaha Andrew, too funny! :)
ReplyDeleteA story seldom heard and perhaps better that way.
ReplyDeleteAhaha this is ridiculous! I needed a little something to brighten my day today :D
ReplyDeleteIt can happen to you. Just borrow a pair or 6 of those women's pumps.
ReplyDeleteHilarious!
ReplyDeleteWow, what a great tribute. I was in tears. HA! CNN here you come!
ReplyDeleteLove this!!
ReplyDeleteThis is hilarious!
ReplyDeleteAs a sidenote, as a lover of high heels (though not so much on guys), I've been very sad to learn that I can either wear heels ever day OR train for a marathon, but not both. :( I guess I'll have to live vicariously through Chris's heel fetish...and, um, that swim suit picture...
So freakin' funny! Nice tribute, Andrew;)
ReplyDeleteVery Entertaining. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteChris needs to print this out and give it to gym girl.
ReplyDeleteMy heels break off when running in them too.
ReplyDeleteGym girls shouldn't see this. She may get jealous seeing how great Chris looks in the bathing suit doing synchronized swimming.
ReplyDeletewhat an awesome tribute! lol... love it! Congrats to Chris!!
ReplyDeleteWow.....I never knew Norway's headmaster's were so mean. I always thought Norway was sort of that "neutral" country sort of like those pansy Canadians. I've been so ignorant yet I'm really learning a lot from the blog world. I think Chris really should thank Norway for the disciplined upbringing that lead to his Boston Qualifying success. I'll learn from them and threaten my own children more thus making them faster and someday if I'm lucky they too can be like Chris K.
ReplyDeleteGood stuff Andrew. Congrats again Chris!
So good and so funny!!!
ReplyDeleteGood one!
ReplyDeleteHahaha ... I would pay to see the water ballet!
ReplyDeleteWhat a fabulous, touching tribute!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on your BQ, Chris K!
Pretty sure this should be submitted to Runner's World for their "I am a runner." section.
ReplyDeleteCongrats Chris!
I had not idea about Chris's background. Thank you for this short but enlightening bio. Love the pic of Norwegian kids running to school. I guess the midnight sun burned their skins, ah?
ReplyDeleteWonderful tribute!
ReplyDeleteOMG! Thia had me totally cracking up!
ReplyDeleteLOL thanks for the giggle
ReplyDeleteGreat one Andrew! Let's face it, the man is a hero and definitely a legend in the making.
ReplyDeleteWow, I learned so much about Chris from a single blog post from you, Andrew!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!!
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks for the video you left me. I have been whining a lot lately. Something has got me down and I can't seem to kick it...the video helped but not as much as this post!! =)
You were right about Carla Bruni. I don't understand a single word she is singing. Heck, it could be a string of curse words in a French accent and I will think it is so romantic.
ReplyDeleteI am also shallow. I think she is kinda pretty.
HAHAHA!! How did you do that! Made my morning!!
ReplyDeleteThis is so amazing, Andrew. So amazing.
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