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Editor's note: You can read and watch James' report from Friday's broadcast here. My apologies for not posting this before the story aired on Nightly News.
I couldn’t resist asking Paul Tergat what he eats everyday. He wasn’t very specific, except to say it was whole, unprocessed foods like fresh vegetables and grains. And he stressed that in his family, there is no such thing as leftovers going to waste. Everyone eats everything on their plate. That’s because food isn’t just a topic of idle conversation for him. It’s a crusade.
When you meet Tergat you wouldn’t guess that he’s the fastest marathon runner in the world and winner of the New York marathon last year. He comes across as a modest, friendly guy with a huge smile and engaging demeanor. The only clue might be the throngs of young runners who crowd around at various events, like the Nike-sponsored National Cross Country Championships in Portland, Ore., where producer Marisa Buchanan and I caught up with him recently.
And you surely wouldn’t realize that, as a child, he lived in near-starvation as one of 17 children in his family in Kenya’s poverty-stricken Rift Valley.
Today, he’s combined his accomplishments on the track with his concerns for the needy, as the United Nations World Food Program ambassador against hunger. It’s more than a humanitarian contribution. It’s sort of a payback. At the age of eight, Tergat was a beneficiary of the WFP program when it arrived in his village. He told me his family lived in very difficult conditions. Sometimes went a day or two with no food at all. So when the WFP began serving a daily meal at his school, it was the first time he received a daily hot meal. Even more, it was a means for him to continue studying and eventually excel in athletics.
Tergat has made a personal commitment to bring attention to the issue of world hunger. The WFP estimates some 800 million people around the world don’t get enough food to lead productive lives. Paul Tergat is truly "Making a Difference."
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