The man and Sherman inspire others from "summary" of Running with Sherman by Christopher McDougall
Consider the sight of a man and a donkey running together. Now, that alone might not seem particularly inspiring to most people. But what if I told you that this man and this donkey weren't just out for a leisurely jog? What if I told you they were training for a race—a long, grueling, and utterly absurd race through the mountains of Colorado? The man, Micah, had taken on the seemingly impossible task of training a rescue donkey named Sherman to run a fifty-mile ultramarathon. And as they hit the trails day after day, something remarkable began to happen. People started to take notice. They saw this unlikely duo—man and donkey—pushing themselves to their limits, striving to achieve something that most would consider impossible. And as they watched, they couldn't help but be inspired. Inspired by the sheer determination and grit of Micah, who refused to give up on Sherman, no matter how many setbacks they faced. Inspired by the courage and resilience of Sherman, who had overcome so much in his life and now was taking on a challenge that no one thought possible. But it wasn't just their physical feats that inspired others. It was also the bond that had formed between man and donkey—a bond built ...
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