inspiration
50th NYC Marathon: Runner keeps her promise and finishes marathon despite suffering from arthritis
On Sunday, Nov. 7, the last runner of the 50th New York City Marathon might not have set any records, but she made an inspiring run. Fredilyn "Fredi" Bangwa, 42, a civil engineer from Bergenfield, New Jersey, was eager to be a part of the competition. She would not let her ...
Moment pub regular finds out strangers paid for his food and drinks
A 90-year-old widower Pete who ate lunch in the same pub every day, was surprised to hear that strangers had left a £700 paycheck to keep him going for months. Pub owner Tim Mepham, 39, was close to Pete, whose wife died 11 years ago, and decided to post a ...
Runner praised for helping legally blind competitor who fell
A New York high school cross-country athlete is being praised for stopping to help a vision-impaired runner who had fallen as they neared the finish line. Syracuse.com reports that Cazenovia High School sophomore Jake Tobin only had about 320 yards (292 meters) to go in the boys' junior varsity race during ...
Blind Athlete Achieves Dream: Hiking Grand Canyon
Paralympic cyclist Shawn Cheshire achieves goal of hiking rim-to-rim in Grand Canyon
The poor man, the thief and the inspiration of virtue (Video)
Fan Yuanyan grew up in a poor family in the Northern and Southern Dynasties (420 AD - 589 AD). He made a living by growing vegetables. One day, when he was heading out the door, he spotted someone stealing vegetables from his field. He went back into the house and told ...

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