Calgary Marathon registers longboarding motivational speaker
原始发布日期： 2016-05-17 发布者：李方字变大 字变小
Born without limbs, Chris Koch will longboard the race to raise funds for helping to end child homelessness
Chris Koch hopes to raise $10,000 for Calgary's Inn From The Cold shelter. (CBC) A motivational speaker born without full arms and legs says his first marathon race is dedicated to raising funds and awareness for Calgary's Inn From The Cold shelter. Chris Koch hopes to raise $10,000 to help end child and family homelessness by longboarding his way through the Calgary marathon. 
Motivational speaker Chris Koch says he's looking forward to longboarding in the Calgary Marathon raising money for local charities during this economic downturn. (Monty Kruger/CBC) Koch says after he wasn't officially allowed to race in the L.A. Marathon in February, he worked with organizers in Calgary to participate in the May 29th event. "I don't like to be too complacent in life," said Koch, "I want to keep pushing myself." This is the first time a longboarder will be allowed in the event. "We know that not every rule will fit every situation," said Kirsten Fleming, executive director of the Calgary Marathon. "This is making an exception for an athlete that wants to push his limits using the mobility device that he has available to him." 'I was just Chris'The motivational speaker grew up in Nanton, 90 km south of Calgary and credits his family for raising him to do whatever he wanted to overcome his disabilities."I was just Chris," he said. Koch often speaks about his experience living without limbs at seminars and conferences around the world — including a feature on Oprah's Super Soul Sunday special. "The first time I met him I was like, this is a pretty awesome dude... it's going to be very inspiring for other people to see him out there on the course," said Fleming. Chris Koch's racing Calgary Marathon (42.2 km) ...on a longboard!https://t.co/rakDC0wxCW @CalgaryMarathon @IfICan79 pic.twitter.com/yuLr9lAHCK — @KateMedia |
