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I’m not one to be easily emotionally affected by things, but this really got to me. It’s a video of a father who, though not a runner, got in shape to eventually compete in triathalons so his quadriplegic son can feel free, if only temporarily, from the wheelchair that imprisons him.

To see this and then think of all the stir and controversy and conspiracy theories about Landis’ alleged testosterone doping makes one feel even more cheated. This is what sport, what courage, what heart is all about. I’ll pay to see these two race if they’re the last ones to come in before I’d give a nickel for most athletes out there. Inspiring.