In what may be one of the best feel-good stories of the week, freshman cross-country runner Tommy Prindle of Cannon (South Carolina) refused to let muscular dystrophy stand in the way of him competing in sports–even if it was arguably one of the toughest sports out there.
According to Jonathan Wall of Yahoo! Sports, the 15-year-old Prindle has spent the last five years battling the disease and was forced to give up playing football and soccer when he arrived to high school–mainly because it would be too painful for his body to handle. Instead of giving up on sports completely, Prindle decided to give cross country a chance and the video above shows the freshman completing his first 5k race at his school’s invitational that was held back in September–in which he received a standing ovation for completing
It may not seem like it, but the argument can be made that cross country is one of the most toughest sports to participate in because of the type of commitment that has to be made to the amount of training and running behind it. To see a kid like Prindle run on a daily basis and fight through the pain of the disease so he can continue participating in sports is nothing short of inspirational.
Thanks to Wall for the information and video used in this article.
