“By this time I had shortened my stride, my cadence had become more rapid, I’m cramping, hurting like hell … it felt like I was running in place, not covering any distance at all. I saw my brothers and sister there, but I could barely look up. I don’t even remember if I smiled.”

An avid runner with numerous half and full marathon finishes under his belt, Robert was about to resume his running career with renewed purpose and strength.