Inspiring Interviews- Double Amputee Marathon World Record Holder Marko Cheseto

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Jeff Galloway, Bleav

September 28, 202040 min
Running

Inspiring Interviews- Double Amputee Marathon World Record Holder Marko Cheseto

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In today's episode, we talk with Marko Cheseto. Marko's story is pretty crazy and unbelievable. Marko is a Kenyan born world record holder in the Marathon. But his journey to success is quite different than any other Kenyan Marathoner. Marko came to the US sight unseen in 2008 on a running scholarship to the University of Alaska. And yes, he had no idea what snow was. He would find success battling competitors on the track, but it was off the track where he was fighting a much more serious opponent. His struggle with mental health drove him to overdose on...