It started off as a quick news story but Mike figured that he would reach out to the local athlete and he is so glad that he did!

David Filar ran across the state of Massachusetts and raised over $10,000 for Christmas toys to go to the UMASS Memorial Children's Hospital!

That is what initially caught our attention but we also discuss his running background, the importance of growth outside the comfort zone, and his career of designing incredible shoes for some well known people!

Be sure to donate to his fundraiser, and support the companies that helped support his goal like PYNRS, Grillos Pickles, Vee Friends, and Puma!  Follow David Filar on social media and keep an eye out for his documentary to be released!

Start – 5:28 – Intro

5:28 – 10:36 – Quick News

10:36  – 11:21 – Content Preface

11:21 - 57:21 - David Filar Interview

57:21 - End – Outro

Next weekend will hopefully be an episode with an athlete who competed in the Spartan Beast World Championship!

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Intro music - "Streaker" by: Straight Up

Outro music - "Iron Paw" by: Dubbest