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Real Life Superheroes, Part 4

Nikolas Toochek, age 9, is attempting to do something no kid has ever done before.  He wants to run 7 marathons on 7 continents.  He ran his first in Delaware, last December:

http://youtu.be/KGxqCdCfmLg

A few days ago, Nikolas completed his second marathon – in Antarctica.

Nikolas and penguin

The weather got pretty nasty during the run, and race organizers were forced to bundle everyone onto an airplane, and fly them back to Chile.  Nikolas ran the final 8 miles of his marathon there.

So why is Nikolas doing all this running?  To raise money for Operation Warm, a not-for-profit organization his grandfather founded.  The charity buys warm clothing for kids in need.

Nikolas isn’t sure when and where his next marathon will be.  You can follow his adventures here.

Real Life Superheroes, Part 3

Heroes are everywhere – in comic books, movies, and of course MY UPCOMING NOVEL!  But real-life superheroes pop up in some pretty surprising places.  Like the running track, or even the basketball court.

Check out this video that’s been making the rounds:

So often these days, sports stories have to do with money, or winning-at-all-costs, or banned substances (yeah, I’m looking at YOU, Lance Armstrong).

But that’s not the whole story.   Here’s an entire football team of real-life superheroes:

It doesn’t take much to be heroic.  You don’t need X-ray vision, or six-pack abs.  All you need is a little kindness.