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TeacherSimon Guérard — Running with Simon | Ultra Marathon Trail Running for Everyone
Simon Guérard — Running with Simon. French-Canadian ultra runner on a mission to complete 100 races of 100 miles or longer while …
Explore this pageStories That Inspire — Real Stories, Radical Transformation
Stories That Inspire curates and presents real accounts of people who transformed their lives against the odds — from addiction and …
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TeacherSally McRae — Moab 240 Champion, Grand Slam of 200s, Choose Strong
Sally McRae — professional mountain and ultra runner, Nike athlete, and the second woman in history to complete the Grand Slam of …
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TeacherHans Troyer
Explore this pageMarcus Luttrell
Navy Cross recipient and sole survivor of Operation Redwing. Author of Lone Survivor — the true story of the deadliest day in Navy …
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TeacherMike McCalley
Explore this pageShawn Ryan
Former Navy SEAL and CIA contractor. Host of The Shawn Ryan Show — one of the top 10 podcasts on Spotify. Unfiltered interviews with …
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TeacherGary Gordon & Randy Shughart
They asked three times to go in. Denied twice. On the third ask, they went anyway — knowing no backup was coming. Gordon and …
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TeacherNeil C. Roberts
Petty Officer First Class Neil Roberts fell from a helicopter over Takur Ghar on March 4, 2002. John Chapman died trying to reach …
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TeacherPat Tillman
Pat Tillman gave up a $3.6M NFL contract to serve. He was killed by friendly fire on April 22, 2004. Then the Army lied about it. …
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TeacherBrady McDonald
Ultra-endurance athlete, real-estate operator, faith-driven father. Running 50K in 50 states across 50 days to grant $1M in wishes …
Explore this pageAron Ralston — 127 Hours Trapped, Self-Amputated to Survive
Aron Ralston — climber and mechanical engineer who, in April 2003 in Utah's Bluejohn Canyon, was pinned for over five days under an …
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TeacherBethany Hamilton — Soul Surfer, Returned to the Water 26 Days After Losing Her Arm
Bethany Hamilton — professional surfer who was attacked by a 14-foot tiger shark at age 13, lost her left arm, and was back on her …
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TeacherDiana Nyad — First Person to Swim Cuba to Florida Without a Shark Cage, at 64
Diana Nyad — first person to swim 110 miles from Cuba to Key West without a shark cage. She was 64 years old. It was her fifth …
Explore this pageErik Weihenmayer — First Blind Person to Summit Mount Everest, Seven Summits
Erik Weihenmayer — first blind person to summit Mount Everest (May 25, 2001), only blind climber to complete the Seven Summits, and …
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TeacherLance Armstrong — Stage IV Cancer Survivor at 25, Cycling Career, Honest About Doping
Lance Armstrong — diagnosed at 25 with stage IV testicular cancer that had metastasized to his lungs and brain, given less than 50 …
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TeacherRebecca Cheptegei — Ugandan Marathon Record Holder, World Trail Champion, Paris 2024 Olympian
Rebecca Cheptegei — Ugandan long-distance runner who set her country's marathon national record at 2:22:47 in 2022, won the 2021 …
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TeacherStephen Hawking — Lived 55 Years with ALS, Reshaped Theoretical Physics
Stephen Hawking — diagnosed with motor neurone disease (ALS) at 21 and given two years to live, he went on to live 55 more years, …
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TeacherJohn Collins — Navy SEAL Sniper, Six BUD/S Attempts to Earn the Trident
John Collins — Navy SEAL sniper who attempted Basic Underwater Demolition/SEAL training six times before earning the Trident. The …
Explore this pageEric Thomas — ET The Hip-Hop Preacher, PhD, Motivational Speaker
Dr. Eric D. Thomas — known to his audience as ET The Hip-Hop Preacher. Motivational speaker, ordained minister, educator, and author …
Explore this pageDavid Goggins — The Hardest Man Alive
David Goggins: Navy SEAL, ultramarathon record-breaker, and the most mentally tough human alive. Videos, book library, training …
Explore this pageRich Roll — Ultra Athlete, Plant-Based Advocate & Podcast Host
Rich Roll: vegan ultra-endurance athlete, recovering alcoholic, host of The Rich Roll Podcast, and NYT bestselling author of Finding …
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