# @xendurance on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/BmkG4tLB9iR
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/18678840-xendurance-instagram
- **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/fc9baf8689.jpg
- **Posted:** 2018-08-17T03:02:03.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Xendurance (@Xendurance) — https://gondola.cc/Xendurance

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Perspective 👇🏻
#Repost zoommagic
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Seven years ago today it all started. Distance running has exceeded my expectations and beyond. Of what I thought was just going to be a way to be more involved and get stronger, turned into something much bigger! A sport that I can’t live without! Distance running has literally changed my life and my path! Being a runner with Cerebral Palsy means having to face the reality of falling down more often than your teammates and acceptance of finishing at the back! But it isn’t always a competition against others, sometimes the person who you are most competitive with is yourself! Distance running has brought me so much joy and improved my quality of life 1000%! From being the first ever California Paralympic state champion to running my very first half marathon, running has given me a gift that no other sport couldn’t even come close too! The gift of strength and quality of life! Running has become my identity and my sol embodiment of who I am! I hope to build my career based on running and inspiring others to redefine what their disability means for them! I want to take time to the my friends, family, and supporters/fans! Without y’all I would not be on the level I am today! I want to thank all my partners who nikerunning who I’ve had the awesome opportunity to work alongside with for the past three years on the Flyease project! I want to thank my sponsors nikerunning xendurance rungum and the one and only johnnywildhorse 
You guys have helped make Team Magic possible! Thank you for believing in me and my mission statement! Here’s to the first seven years of running! All the miles, falls, ups and downs and moments of pain! Here’s to the next seven years and more after that! #Xendurance #StrongerEveryMile #NoSuchThingAsADisability #NikeRunning #Limitless #Breaking2 #UORunningClub #RunGum #SevenYears

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nosuchthingasadisability, breaking2, strongereverymile, rungum, uorunningclub, limitless, sevenyears, nikerunning, xendurance, repost

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