Running Across the U.S for Trans Rights with Cal Dobbs

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🗓️ 20 June 2023

⏱️ 28 minutes

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In 2022, Cal Dobbs became the first known transgender person to triple crown, which means he hiked all of the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail and Continental Divide Trail. Cal's next wild idea involves running across the U.S to raise awareness for trans rights.

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0:00.0	One of my favorite things about going after wild ideas
0:02.7	is they often have a ripple effect.
0:05.4	When we achieve something big like finishing a race
0:08.0	or surfing our first wave,
0:10.0	it's like getting a deposit of courage into our bank account.
0:13.3	Afterwards, we realize that we can do so much more
0:15.9	than we ever thought.
0:17.7	CalDobbs is a young endurance athlete
0:19.7	who's made a lot of courage deposits.
0:22.4	Cal started living a wildlife when he asked himself
0:25.2	this question.
0:27.3	You know, you look at what you have
0:28.8	or what's available to you when you say,
0:30.0	but wasn't it supposed to be bigger
0:31.6	and more wonderful than this?
0:34.1	And if you answer yes, then you better go get it.
0:40.8	In 2022, Cal became the first known trends
0:43.7	gender person to triple crown,
0:45.8	which means he hiked all of the Appalachian Trail,
0:48.4	Pacific Crest Trail, and Continental Divide Trail.
0:51.8	These are three the longest and best known trails in the US
0:55.2	combined they're almost 8,000 miles long.
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