The Winning Spirit Life Lessons Learned in Last Place
Program Titles
- Woman Who Shapes the World
- Reclain your personal power
- Reinvent the words win and achieve
Zoe Koplowitz in a world that values fast, she is perpetually slow. In a world that demands first, she has given new meaning to the word last.
Although Zoe lives with the daily challenges of both Multiple Sclerosis and Diabetes, she has successfully completed a total of seventeen marathons, all in last place. Her thirty-three hour nine minute run has set a world record for the longest marathon in the history of women’s running.
Zoe has been featured on the Rosie O’Donnell Show, Salley Jessy Raphael, the Today Show, the Lifetime Network, CNN, ESPN, and many other national TV and radio programs.
She has presented motivational speeches from the shores of Oahu to the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee. She also holds the distinction of being featured in a Milk Mustache Ad.
Her volunteer work has been recognized by several major organizations including the National MS Society, Chase Manhattan Bank, The Achilles Track Club and The Sara Lee Corporation. In 2001, L’eggs Pantyhose honored Zoe as a “Woman Who Shapes the World”.
The U.S. Olympic Committee selected Zoe as a torch bearer to pass on the Olympic Torch as it made its way from Atlanta, Georgia to Salt Lake City, Utah and the 2002 Winter Games. It was an extremely poignant event, since Zoe had survived 9/11 three months prior to passing the torch.
Zoe’s marathons have become a metaphor for self-acceptance and personal achievement. Her transformational journey of the spirit has captured the imagination of hundreds of thousands of people all over the world, superseding the boundaries of race, class and economics.
Come spend an unforgettable and empowering evening and find out just what makes Zoe run. Share the true stories and lessons that Zoe has learned in the course of her marathon adventures: the importance of self-acceptance, the power of a dream, courage in the face of adversity, excelling despite perceived limitations and the beauty of unconditional love.
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