I’m not nearly the chipped or edgy personality I was a few years ago (something I attribute directly to not working crazy hours for no money in radio), but Matt Woodrum’s video slammed me in the head with perspective yesterday.
I saw his “Run with Me” story on ESPN on Sunday morning, and had to wipe away tears before they flooded my cup of coffee. They weren’t tears of sympathy; just simply of incredible admiration for a kid who obviously has a handle on life that few ever get regardless of age or situation.
The video of the then fifth-grader’s 400m run last spring, with cerebral palsy, will change you if you let it. I’m saying you should let it.
You can watch the same TV package I saw yesterday here.
Author: Curtis Kitchen
Curtis Kitchen has followed the Big 12, Kansas State and national college basketball beat, including K-State's run to the NCAA Tournament Elite Eight in 2010. You can currently follow his work here and with KCSP 610 Sports Radio in Kansas City. In the past, he also covered the Kansas City Wizards (now Sporting KC) for Major League Soccer's mlsnet.com site as well as the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals for Sports Radio 810 WHB. His freelance portfolio ranges media outlets and publications, including gopowercat.com (part of the Rivals network), collegehoopsnet.com and the Miami Herald. Prior to moving to Kansas City, Kitchen was the public relations manager for the Sports Car Club of America (SCCA) from 2003-2005, when he handled assigned media duties for several competition programs including the ProRally Championship and SPEED World Challenge series.
I’m not nearly the chipped or edgy personality I was a few years ago (something I attribute directly to not working crazy hours for no money in radio), but Matt Woodrum’s video slammed me in the head with perspective yesterday.
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