93. Lex Gillette: "Challenges help us grow and ascend" 🚀
Podcast |
For The Long Run
Publisher |
Jonathan Levitt
Media Type |
audio
Categories Via RSS |
Running, 
Sports
Publication Date |
Aug 01, 2020
Episode Duration |
00:36:08

Lex Gillette is an athlete, a Paralympian, world record holder, speaker and person who loves life at the end of the day.

In this episode we discussed:

-being a Paralympian and losing his eyesight at a young age

-how he’s handling 2020 and the uncertainty around the Olympics and Paralympics

-his background in athletics

-getting into adaptive athletics

-what it’s like to be a blind Track and Field athlete

-getting to and maintaining a high level of excellence, with his first Paralympic Games being in 2004

-winning gold at the Games and what it would mean for him

-where his motivation comes from

-gratitude 

-his Why

-the meaning of life (yep, we went there!)

-and much more!

Follow along with Lex’s journey at https://www.instagram.com/lexgillette and https://twitter.com/lexgillette

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