They say running is the ultimate solo sport, but when Tom Black runs, he is never alone.
NEW YORK (WABC) — They say running is the ultimate solo sport, but when Tom Black runs, he is never alone. When he runs, his dad is close to his heart. Three years ago, his father – athletic and healthy, had a sudden heart attack. Black nearly lost him. »It was a really hard week for me, I didn’t really know how to digest it. I knew while it happened, the first day, I couldn’t really stop crying in the hospital. I was like I can’t believe I’m going to have to go through the rest of my life without my Pops? » Black said. Hospitalized for a week, Black would only leave his dad’s side to run and clear his head. That summer after his father came home, and after he fell in love with running – with only a few months to train, Black ran the New York City Marathon for the American Heart Association.
