Western States Application Essay
I was recently given the honor to represent the Active Joe as an ambassador and run in the 2019 Western States Endurance Run. As I continue to wrap my head around this unbelievable opportunity, I wanted to share the essay I submitted with my application to run for this amazing brand in this amazing race: I am an underdog. I am an underdog with a wide smile, gusto and a positive attitude, but for all my optimism and beatitudes, I toe the line of many races I am not expected to finish. I hit walls, plow into obstacles and often find myself in over my head. In the past year, I married the love of my life and began my full-time adventure into parenting. When I first met my two new bonus kids they emptied a soda can on my head and tried to push me out of a moving vehicle. I sat many a nights with my now wife, Jessy, talking about integrating our family and she often looked at me with trepidation, “Are you sure you’re ready?” Now they call me “Kel Kel” and we can not imagi