{"id":3143,"date":"2012-06-06T03:30:31","date_gmt":"2012-06-06T03:30:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.johnpedroza.com\/blog1\/?p=3143"},"modified":"2012-06-06T03:30:31","modified_gmt":"2012-06-06T03:30:31","slug":"going-for-gold-for-special-olympics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpedroza.com\/blog1\/going-for-gold-for-special-olympics\/","title":{"rendered":"Going For Gold For Special Olympics"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Having a running police escort was very cool.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Running up 14th was tough.<\/p><\/div>\n

The world’s eyes right now are focusing on London as it gears up for the World Olympics. Less known however is that in 2013 a different, yet very similar world event is about to take place. The Special Olympics <\/a>is a lot like the World Olympics, but in a lot of ways it is better.<\/p>\n

When I think of the challenges the athletes in the Special Olympics have to go through to just to get to their “starting lines” it really makes me humble. In a small way I can kind of relate. Back in September when I weighed 305 pounds all I could think of is getting around the block without fainting.\u00a0My vision of what I could accomplish was very limited. In that first run\u00a0I wasn’t thinking about a ten minute mile pace, I didn’t even know what a form or formation was, and I DEFINATELY didn’t think I’d ever be holding a torch!(which by the way is very heavy and awkward to run with)\u00a0I still have a long way to go in my journey, there is still more weight to lose and more\u00a0runs to complete,\u00a0but today was for sure a highlight along the way.\u00a0Don’t get me wrong I am not trying to say I truly understand what is like to be someone who competes in the special olympics, but I do think it is good to relate, and I hope in a very small way I did my part to give that opportunity to those future athletes that will represent our country in the next Special Olympics.
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A special thanks to Ofc. Matthews for the pictures. I don’t usually get pictures of me in a run, so that was very cool.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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