\u201cFrom where he tottered before the couch, on muscles immune to elongation and contraction, Duncan contemplated his next move.\xa0 Opposite the lavatory, on the northern end of this dwelling, was his bedroom: unkempt and festooned with the discarded wrappings of many cakes, candies and snack treats; necessary supplements to his ongoing carbohydrate loading.\u201d\n\xa0\nThis is the story of Duncan, a man without ambition or purpose who stumbles upon an idea that challenges his very existence and forces him to consider living a different life.\xa0 In this original story, I try to convey the importance of inspiration and how powerful positive examples can have to those who seek to live a better quality of life.\n\xa0\n\nLINKS:\n\xa0\nTrail Slammer's 100 Mile Ultrarunning podcast: \n\xa0\nBook recommendations: \n\xa0\xa0 Core Performance Endurance by Mark Vertegen \n\xa0\xa0 Athletic Body in Balance by Grey Cook\n\xa0\n\n\xa0\nManzanita Beach Walk/Run: \n\xa0\nThe song \u201cGo\u201d was a new track by the band Stray Palace, a side project of Black Lab\u2019s Paul Durham.\xa0 Go to http://straypalace.com to learn more and you can download this song at http://blacklabworld.com\n\xa0\nThe song \u201cMake a Wish\u201d was an instrumental composition by Dan and Adam Skinner