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Mar 18, 2013
"Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage." -- Lao Tzu
Amazing Father-Daughter Duo Wins Marathon
"Iram Leon was the first runner to cross the finish line at the Gusher Marathon in Beaumont, Texas on Saturday with a time of 3:07:35. But Leon, who has brain cancer, insists that his 6-year-old daughter was technically the winner -- he pushed her in a stroller the entire 26-mile race. "Here sore, reflecting and grateful, I still can't believe that I won a marathon. Well, I came in second behind Kiana," Leon wrote on his blog. Leon, now 32, was diagnosed with a Grade 2 Diffuse Astrocytoma in Nov. 2010, shortly after his 30th birthday."
BE THE CHANGE
Watch this inspiring video of "The Strongest Dad In The World, " a father who pushed his disabled son's wheelchair through over 200 triathalons and 4 Ironman contests. More ...
