Alvaro Nunez

That's what kept me moving.

Good.

He was waiting at the other side of the phone via FaceTime on the finish line.

And they were keeping us posted on how we both were doing during the race.

And I remember in the middle of the race, I couldn't go anymore.

My mind was saying, you're done.

You're done.

And I had to silence that voice.

And I remember in the middle of the night, 3 a.m., I could not go any farther.

And my team played me an audio from my dad.

And it was my dad telling me one of the most beautiful words I've ever heard.

And it just made me keep going.

And it was my why, right?

What did he say?

He was just telling me, son, I just got out of the chemo and I'm doing well.

And he was just basically telling me the same thing that he told me when I was a kid.

I want a hijo, which is like, you got this son, like keep going.

And it was like a strong sentence that he used to tell me when I was a kid and I was always fighting because I was never the most talented guy.

I was always just the guy that will not quit.

And he was reminding me that in that voice note and he was fighting for his life.