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93. Lex Gillette: "Challenges help us grow and ascend" ๐Ÿš€

Author
Jonathan Levitt
Published
Sat 01 Aug 2020
Episode Link
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/forthelongrun/episodes/93--Lex-Gillette-Challenges-help-us-grow-and-ascend-eh13d6

Lex Gillette is an athlete, a Paralympian, world record holder, speaker and person who loves life at the end of the day.


In this episode we discussed:


-being a Paralympian and losing his eyesight at a young age


-how heโ€™s handling 2020 and the uncertainty around the Olympics and Paralympics


-his background in athletics


-getting into adaptive athletics


-what itโ€™s like to be a blind Track and Field athlete


-getting to and maintaining a high level of excellence, with his first Paralympic Games being in 2004


-winning gold at the Games and what it would mean for him


-where his motivation comes from


-gratitudeย 


-his Why


-the meaning of life (yep, we went there!)


-and much more!




Follow along with Lexโ€™s journey at https://www.instagram.com/lexgillette and https://twitter.com/lexgillette

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