DO IT ANYWAY

WHAT'S YOUR EXCUSE, SIR? EXCUSE FOR WHAT, SIR? I'M ASKING THE [ __ ] QUESTIONS HERE, PRIVATE.

I can't. When you quit something, you decide I can't. And excuses are how you get to I can't.

New York City Marathon 2025. I'm about 1 mile from the finish line. I want to stop. I want to say I can't. But first, the excuses. I pulled my leg that

stop. I want to say I can't. But first, the excuses. I pulled my leg that morning. I'll still finish. I should have had more water. I did a PR last. I

morning. I'll still finish. I should have had more water. I did a PR last. I

had no coke. I don't want to get hurt. Really? I have nothing to prove.

See, you have to overcome the excuses to do the thing.

Test. Test. All right. Everyone has excuses, but some some are harder to overcome than others.

When it got hard for you, Logan, what was your excuse? >> I have >> Logan has cerebral palsy. It's a condition where your brain has trouble communicating with your muscles. It >> affect my nervous system and have my

brain control my muscles. When Logan was a baby, the doctor said that he'd be in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. >> Yeah, I see there ambulance.

>> Logan disagreed with the doctor and joined the baseball team. >> Yeah, cuz he was diving.

>> They kicked you out of adaptive sports baseball. >> Yeah, cuz he's not you're not supposed to slide. You're not supposed to dive.

to slide. You're not supposed to dive.

>> So for it doesn't affect your brain though. your brain. >> Not me. Mentally I'm all four there.

>> And what is it like? What does it feel like? So like, you know, >> to me is normal. Like I didn't know I had CP till I was like 12 and then I saw video me. I'm like, what the heck is that? That's not how I feel.

video me. I'm like, what the heck is that? That's not how I feel.

That's the truth.

Because of his condition, Logan faces all kinds of hardships in his day-to-day life. But the more I got to know him, the more one thing became clear. His

life. But the more I got to know him, the more one thing became clear. His

body may not work like yours or mine, but Logan don't care. His mom raised him to live like he didn't have cerebopaly. And that's exactly what he did. He started using a walker when he was

three and he walked out of it at the end of fourth grade because he kept asking me, "When can I ski with you? When can I ski with you?" Cuz my whole family are skiers. And I said, "When you no longer need your walker, when you can walk

skiers. And I said, "When you no longer need your walker, when you can walk independently, you can go with us." >> So you were just like, "Fuck that." The walker wanted to ski.

>> He wanted to ski. >> He doesn't just ski. He races. He competes. He's on a team. And he hopes to qualify for the Parolympics. >> Yeah. Nice job. >> I'm not betting against him. >> Good idea.

>> They're in the Target bag. Yeah, that one. >> Can you give him back? >> Yeah. >> Had a walker.

>> Told them. Not too bad. >> Morning of the marathon. >> Give me the playbyplay, Logan. Oh, we got >> come back after you log some serious miles.

>> It's like you planned it and then you wake up and you're just like there.

And we just go >> and we're off. >> And like that first bridge and you get to that first crowd in the motion just hearing that crowd.

We got never been ever up.

>> A marathon's a fight. It's a fight for anyone. For Logan, it's a it's a different kind of fight. He's fighting his body. He's fighting his cerebral pausy. He's fighting to lift his feet. After 10 miles, Logan burns through a

pausy. He's fighting to lift his feet. After 10 miles, Logan burns through a pair of shoes. So much so that his toe is touching the ground. So, how many miles did you run on these shoes? >> Maybe 10 miles. >> And you completely burn through >> Yep.

>> the left shoe. But the right shoe is fine. >> The left shoe is fine.

>> The left shoe is fine. The right shoe you burn through. And it's always a hole right here.

>> Yep. Every pair. >> Yeah, >> Logan's killing, baby. >> How's it going?

>> It's going great. I think any food stuff we can get in them, the better. >> There we go.

>> So, during the week, we changed them three times >> because that's how often you just cook through them. >> Yeah. I'm not sure any human body is meant to

through them. >> Yeah. I'm not sure any human body is meant to run 26 miles, but Logan's human body is definitely not supposed to run 26 miles.

After about 20 of those miles, >> the muscles in his back started to compress so much he couldn't hold himself up. >> Like my dad like it was all the

compression and I had to go up on the side. >> You fell. Yeah,

>> we're doing good, guys. There's some back spasms. Yeah, >> he is CP. >> Okay, we got it.

>> Logan eventually made it back to his feet, but it wasn't long before he was in trouble again.

>> Take a second. Take a second. >> I could see the pain etched on his face and he literally crashed into me and I almost fell backwards because it was just dead weight. He was so tired and in so much pain

>> and I'm like what's going on with my son you know and I was devastated because I've heard where people have run marathons his heart had gone his heart rate had gone up they couldn't get it to come down and while he's trying to calm

down I'm talking to David about do we need to call an ambulance ambulance. >> We can get this done.

You're the toughest dude I know. >> Is my son going to the hospital?

>> Breathe. Breathe. Breathe. Relax. >> How you doing? >> I didn't want my son to have a heart attack out there.

>> And I gave him an out. I didn't expect him to take it, but I wanted him to know that if he stopped, I was not, nor would anybody think any less of him because of what he's

accomplished. So few people with his level of CP has finished the race, let

accomplished. So few people with his level of CP has finished the race, let alone try to compete in a race without using an assisted device.

I couldn't tell you how proud I was of him, but how much my heart hurt for him.

I wish I could have taken his place. >> Proud of you. >> Proud of you. How proud are you?

>> Logan has cerebral pausy. That's his excuse to never walk, never play baseball, never ski, never get in the water, never drive, never be strong,

never stand to accept his diploma. LOGAN NOBLE

>> and never finished the New York City Marathon.

>> Good boy. >> And now when I start making excuses, when I think I can't do something, I

just think Logan did it. Come on. Come on. Come on.

Yeah. Yeah.