Feel Good Friday

“She posted a 17-second video with the text: SHE DESERVED THE PURSE with the sound of a woman exhaling, in the hopes that maybe it would resonate with other mothers. Her video has since gone viral with more than 20 million views. It also has inspired people to hide money in diaper boxes and formula containers to allow a mom who is struggling to buy something for herself.” Moms nationwide are leaving gift cards in diaper boxes. Here’s why.

+ “Dauwalter does not have a coach or a strict training plan. She’s never been on Strava and doesn’t plan races far ahead of time. She runs in long shorts and baggy clothes because, she says, they are more comfortable. She eats candy while training and drinks beer afterwards, because that’s what makes her the most happy.” ‘I’m motivated by the puzzle’: how Courtney Dauwalter became ultrarunning’s GOAT.

+ “Endurance athlete Neil Agius climbed a beach ladder unaided at Għar Lapsi at 9.40pm on Monday, completing a world record 140km non-stop swim, around Malta, Gozo and Comino.”

+ Woman, 79, fell while hiking. A stranger carried her for hours on his back.

+ Provo woman donates kidney to stranger met while hiking in Utah County. (I’ve got to hike more. Seems like there are nice people in those hills.)