Why I Run Wednesday: Happy Belated Birthday Christopher Reeve!

I was supposed to post this last Thursday, but you saw my excuses. I'm also really bad with remembering birthdays, so it's fitting that I'm almost a week late.

Last Thursday, September 25th, Christopher Reeve would have turned 56.

I truly don't know were to start when it comes to describing this man and his impact on my family and the millions who have been affected by paralysis. So I'm going to quote directly from the website Role Models on the Web:

He once played a man who could fly. Christopher Reeve demonstrated a rare ability that exceeds the speed of flight. Christopher learned to live outside his body in a way that few people have the strength or courage to do.

All of us are, in some ways, prisoners in life -- some by limited thinking, others by physical limitation. But rarely has a man demonstrated such a wonderful ability to face limitation, to cry for all that it robbed him of, and then step beyond it into a life that knows no limitation.

Each morning, being human, Christopher shed a few tears. But then he brushed them away, stopped feeling sorry for himself, and went on to be an example to others. He created his own freedom to be truly alive. Christopher Reeve found the Superman within and we celebrate his courage to be free.

Please read Christopher Reeve's biography here and read eloquent, inspiring, and deeply moving tributes to Christopher Reeve here.

These are some of my favorite Christopher Reeve tribute videos:







I feel Christopher Reeve's spirit with every step I take. That's why I'm doing everything I can to maintain his bold and beautiful vision of hope. Happy Belated Birthday!

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