QT2 Systems - My Greatest Moment - Season 2, Episode 1 - Bill Murphy

Have you ever looked back at a day in your life, and said "WOW -
I Can't Believe I did That!"? In this podcast series, listen to
QT2 athletes tell the stories of how they achieved goals that
they once never dreamed possible.


Season 2, Episode 1 features QT2 Systems athlete Bill Murphy,
coached by Hillary Schmitt. In November, Bill will run The Great
World Race - seven marathons, on seven continents on seven
consecutive days. He will be running to raise awareness and funds
for the Make a Wish Foundation. His journey on how he got here is
a series of Greatest Moments. Over and over again achieving what
he never thought possible.


Seventeen years ago, hanging out with friends, he decided that he
wanted to run the Boston Marathon. At that time, he had no run
training, but the seed was planted and once Bill decides to do
something, quitting is not an option. He raced the Boston
Marathon in 2008 and again in 2009 and 2010 for the Dana Farber
Cancer Institute. After focusing on other life goals, in 2019, he
returned to the Boston Marathon, this time for the Make a Wish
Foundation. While waiting in the starting area, he struck up
conversations with other athletes who shared their stories. From
here, he was motivated to do his first IRONMAN Triathlon later
that year - even though he didn't own a bike and hand't swam in
thirty years. The following year, Bill participated in the
Virtual Boston Marathon - on crutches (and nearly set a World
Record)!!!


Constantly pushing his limits and always finishing what he
started, Bill continued to look for bigger challenges. In 2023,
he completed his first Ultra - the Sun Up Sun Down 50K. In 2024,
he went bigger, participating in the 24 Hour Anchor Down Race.
With all of these challenges, Bill also found his Why. Although
pushing his limits remained a focus, he also came to appreciate
the importance of letting others in and experiencing these
journeys together. He found the power of people lifting each
other up. His mindset became Change the World. Change the World.
Change the World. Change within before you can Change the World.
From there, the idea of The Great World Race and Racing for
Wishes came about. 


If you would like to make a donation to Bill's Great World Race
fundraising efforts for the Make a Wish Foundation, follow this
link -
https://fundraise.givesmart.com/e/n3U8kw?vid=17q6zj&fbclid=IwY2xjawEgqNFleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHUuPzUYYoENOTGYPT7oZZ_hB7skAdjpkE1Imzqnh7Duw8nEYKidI8e0MwA_aem_aLGqrhBellOXP9pn_9xu1Q


Feeling motivated by this Podcast? Check out Bill's recently
published book Thriving in the Storm, available on Amazon at
https://a.co/d/0bU4fYT


To learn more about The Great World Race, visit
https://thegreatworldrace.com


To learn more about QT2 Systems, visit https://www.qt2systems.com