Get Grit: Finish The Race

RTTBROS · Mar 23, 2026 · 2m

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"I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus." — Philippians 3:14

At the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, a marathon runner from Tanzania named John Stephen Akhwari fell hard on the pavement at the 19-kilometer mark. He dislocated his knee and badly injured his shoulder. The medical team wanted him to quit. The gold medal winner had crossed the finish line over an hour earlier. Most of the crowd had gone home. The stadium lights were dimming. Yet Akhwari rose from the pavement, wrapped his bleeding knee, and hobbled…