Marcos Redondo - Running For Hope
My blogs
| Gender | Male |
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| Location | Miami, Florida, United States |
| Introduction | I turned to running after a few traumatic personal problems tore apart my life at the end of 2006. I signed up for my first marathon in February 2007. I stopped at mile 23 with a moderate case of hypothermia, the only race I didn’t finish. I ran 2 weeks later in the Sarasota marathon and placed 3rd in my age group. One week after the marathon I competed in my first triathlon. Two months later, I finished my first half-Iron Man. Seven months after I failed to finish my first marathon, I became an Iron Man. I finished the race with Mono. A year after the failed marathon I returned and placed sixth overall. In March 2008 I ran in my first Ultra marathon, a 50 mile trail run. Five miles in, I fell and tore two ligaments in my left foot. I ran the next 45 miles like that and finished the race. On May 23, 2008 I ran in the inaugural Keys 100 Ultra marathon. 27 hours later I finished male runner up. Amongst 30 runners, six of us finished. My goal here is to illustrate my passion for what I have dedicated my life to, and my determination to push my boundaries beyond limits previously though impossible to achieve the extraordinary. |
| Interests | Eat, sleep... Swim, bike, run... Eat, sleep... The simple life. |
| Favorite movies | There are far too many to list. I absolutely love movies, from action to romantic comedy I only ask one thing: inspire me. |
| Favorite music | I love music and think that my music depends on my mood. I range from Country to Alternative, instrumental to electronic. |
| Favorite books | Anything by J.R.R. Tolkien, Robert Jordan or Dan Milman. That's the Lord of the Rings, The Wheel of Time, and Way of the Peaceful Warrior to name a few. |