Ten-Mile Marathon
Todd Huddleston
Todd Huddleston celebrated the 10th anniversary of his school, the Yonsei Martial Arts Academy, on August 8, 2009.
Not only did Todd commemorate this occasion with an event at his school, but he also did something more personal: he ran 10 miles a day for 10 days in a row. His motivation for doing this was to symbolize the fact that running a martial arts school is more like a marathon than a sprint, which is something his CPA told him when he began his business a decade ago. Just like a marathon, while running a martial arts school is exciting initially and the owner is full of enthusiasm, invariably challenges creep up.
For him, one of the biggest challenges was Hurricane Katrina, which flooded his school in 2009. At this point, he was tempted to give up. However two things helped with staying on track: first, keeping the end goal in mind; second, having help along the way. In the case of his current running challenge, knowing where the finish line is as well as having his wife bike along toward the end of each daily run and pass him water and energy drinks made finishing without giving up possible. In the case of his school, having concrete goals as well as having help from peers, EFC, and staff have helped him achieve success.
