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Life Is A Marathon Built On Sprints
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ISBN13: 9798248904402
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 19 2026
Pages: 214
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.45 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Feb 19 2026
Pages: 214
Weight: 0.64
Height: 0.45 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
This is a life run under constant scrutiny. A marathon built on sprints, shaped by moments where failure carried consequences and survival demanded discipline. As a Black man, nothing was given-not trust, not grace, not the benefit of the doubt. Every room was a contest. Every interaction, a test. Black. Tall. Muscular. A body often read before a voice is heard, before intentions are known. Over nearly fifty years, that reality forced hard lessons about endurance, restraint, faith, and resolve. This is not a story about ease or inspiration-it is about learning how to move with purpose in a world that watches closely and misreads often. These pages confront what it costs to keep going, to stay faithful, and to claim freedom without apology.
This is my marathon-run one brutal, defining sprint at a time.
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