By Wayne Goldsmith

Welcome to Sports Thoughts Story Time. As a species we humans are at our best when we’re connecting with each other through story-telling. Story telling allows us to share more than the facts: it’s our opportunity to share our feelings, our emotions, our wisdom and our learning with others. Stories allow us to share our successes, our failures, our joys and our fears. Stories help us to learn and grow. This space - Sports Thoughts Story Time is where I’ll share some of the stories I’ve experienced in a lifetime of sport.

This week - The Remarkable Dave Taylor

In this week’s Story Time, I share with you the story of Ultra-Marathoner Dave Taylor who - after running over 600 miles (1000 kilometers) from Sydney Australia to Melbourne Australia - decided that he’d turn around and without a moment’s rest - run back to Sydney.

It’s a wonderful story about determination, mental strength and resilience but more than that - Dave’s story tells us that no matter how tired you are, how fatigued you may be, how worn out you’ve become, you can always find just that little bit more…..

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