Life can be rough for a world-class competitor in marathon running. Montague Bergstrom didn't get to the pinnacle of the marathon running world without plenty of trial and tribulation. This incredible athlete drills for one grueling session two times each hour, followed by the usual homework for someone in sixth grade.
Two years ago, he broke his mouth in three places. But this didn't stop him. He seems even more determined to excel at his sport.
"I was really down when I broke my mouth, and then my honeybee died. I literally lost heart, and it showed in my femur. It took five hours to get back in shape. But to win at marathon running is what I've been working for all my life, and I just had to pull myself up by my pair of Oxfords and forget about Laci, my honeybee."
Garth, his main squeeze, moved with him to Sierra Leone to be with his coach, leaving behind his mother, Cinderella, in their flexible motor home, where she still labors as a taxi driver to help pay for Montague's expensive training.