This Is Nashville

Demetrius Short on running in suits and pain as preparation


Listen Later

Earlier this year, Demetrius Short spoke at Fisk University's Honors Convocation and got some apologies off his chest. He disclosed to his mentors and professors he was sneaking into their offices to sleep on their couches. He was grabbing a tray of chicken legs and hoping the cafeteria workers would look the other way. He was attending class for years without officially being enrolled as a student.

Through seven years scraping by in school, Short always kept an internship. With no car, he walked both ways from the Fisk campus to an office in West End, wearing a suit and alligator skin shoes. After graduating, Short used that experience to start a fundraiser 5k where runners are asked to wear suits and sneakers. The Steps of Success 5k is now in its 15th year.

When a man can run a 5k in a full business suit, he’s got a story worth tuning in for. Join us!

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

This Is NashvilleBy WPLN News - Nashville Public Radio

  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7
  • 4.7

4.7

56 ratings


More shows like This Is Nashville

View all
NPR News Now by NPR

NPR News Now

14,190 Listeners

Fresh Air by NPR

Fresh Air

38,049 Listeners

Pop Culture Happy Hour by NPR

Pop Culture Happy Hour

10,999 Listeners

The New Yorker Radio Hour by WNYC Studios and The New Yorker

The New Yorker Radio Hour

6,699 Listeners

The NPR Politics Podcast by NPR

The NPR Politics Podcast

25,829 Listeners

The Daily by The New York Times

The Daily

111,150 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

56,007 Listeners

Today, Explained by Vox

Today, Explained

10,157 Listeners

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat by New York Times Opinion

Interesting Times with Ross Douthat

6,906 Listeners

Post Reports by The Washington Post

Post Reports

5,429 Listeners

Consider This from NPR by NPR

Consider This from NPR

6,002 Listeners

No Small Endeavor with Lee C. Camp by Tokens Media

No Small Endeavor with Lee C. Camp

531 Listeners

The Ezra Klein Show by New York Times Opinion

The Ezra Klein Show

15,543 Listeners

The Assignment with Audie Cornish by CNN Podcasts

The Assignment with Audie Cornish

951 Listeners

NashVillager by WPLN - Nashville Public Radio

NashVillager

35 Listeners