Summary: <p>Lex Gillette is an athlete, a Paralympian, world record holder, speaker and person who loves life at the end of the day.</p> <p>In this episode we discussed:</p> <p>-being a Paralympian and losing his eyesight at a young age</p> <p>-how he’s handling 2020 and the uncertainty around the Olympics and Paralympics</p> <p>-his background in athletics</p> <p>-getting into adaptive athletics</p> <p>-what it’s like to be a blind Track and Field athlete</p> <p>-getting to and maintaining a high level of excellence, with his first Paralympic Games being in 2004</p> <p>-winning gold at the Games and what it would mean for him</p> <p>-where his motivation comes from</p> <p>-gratitude </p> <p>-his Why</p> <p>-the meaning of life (yep, we went there!)</p> <p>-and much more!</p> <p><br></p> <p>Follow along with Lex’s journey at https://www.instagram.com/lexgillette and https://twitter.com/lexgillette</p> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/forthelongrun/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/forthelongrun/support</a>
