Transcript for Grandmother with a passion for marathons
>>> FINALLY TONIGHT, AMERICA
STRONG.
THE MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER WHO
FOUND AN INSPIRING OUTLET FOR
HER GRIEF.
>> CATHERINE BEQUETTE IS A PROUD
MOTHER AND GRANDMOTHER WITH THE
ENDURANCE OF A YOUNGSTER.
>> I STARTED RUNNING MORE ONCE I
WAS MARRIED, AND THEN I HAD
CHILDREN AND IT SEEMED LIKE THAT
WAS ALSO A NICE OUTLET.
>> THAT OUTLET BECAME HER
PASSION AFTER SHE LOST HER
HUSBAND UNEXPECTEDLY AT A YOUNG
AGE.
>> AFTER MY DAD PASSED AWAY, I
REMEMBER HER WAKING UP AT
4:30 A.M. AND GOING TO BOOT CAMP
AT THE YMCA, GET TO WORK, COME
HOME, COOK THE DINNER, WASH THE
CLOTHES, GO BACK AT IT THE VERY
NEXT DAY.
>> THAT SAME DRIVE HAS LED
CATHERINE TO COMPLETE 26
MARATHONS.
>> RUNNING AFTER MY HUSBAND DIED
JUST GAVE ME AN AMAZING OUTLET
TO HAVE TIME TO THINK ABOUT MY
LIFE.
IT WAS JUST SOMETHING I REALLY
NEEDED.
AND IT WAS A GOOD HEALING TOOL
FOR ME.
>> MOST RECENTLY, SHE FINISHED
THE CHEVRON HOUSTON MARATHON FOR
THE 16th TIME, BUT FOR THE FIRST
TIME WITH BOTH OF HER CHILDREN
ON HER 63rd BIRTHDAY.
>> IT WAS ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE.
SOMETHING I WILL NEVER, EVER
FORGET.
>> HER ADVICE TO US ALL.
>> YOU JUST PUT ONE FOOT IN
FRONT OF THE OTHER.
DON'T GET DISCOURAGED.
IF I CAN DO IT, ANYBODY CAN DO
IT.
>> GO CATHERINE.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR WATCHING.
I'M LINSEY DAVIS.
DAVID MUIR RIGHT BACK HERE
TOMORROW.
HAVE A
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