Sep 7, 2021
It was a moment seen by tens of millions of people across the
globe thanks to a viral video: Heather Kampf falling
during the final lap of an 800-meter race in college, then
springing to her feet to not just catch her competition, but win.
Yet Kampf cautions those amazed
by her triumph to take a deeper message away from her 2008 feat
than "Never give up." What fueled her miraculous comeback was
having a vision for the race long before it started and sticking to
that vision when the crucible came. What she discovered about
herself during that final lap -- and in the setbacks and struggles
before and since -- is that her faith gives her access to another
gear critical to harnessing resilience on and off the track.
You can watch Heather Kampf's remarkable
fall-and-finish during the 2008 Big 10 Track Championships by
watching the video in this news story: www.bit.ly/harnessingresilience1 .
You can also follow the now-retired Kampf's post-running career on Instagram at
@heatherraekampf
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