Toby Tanzer News Today

Each week we take a look at ordinary people accomplishing extraordinary things. for a long time, toby tanzers goal was sdeeg a successful long-distance runner. >> reporter: toby was an elite runner, talented enough to keep up with the best in the world, the kenyans. >> i ran 15 minutes for the 5k, and i did a half marathon at 449 paces or something. >> reporter: but while running one day in africa, this happened. >> two guys came walking towards me and he pulled out a machete and went down on my...

And went down on my head. the other one had a home made baseball bat and he swung like this and it smashed against my skull. they robbed my shoes, sun glasses and stealing my other shoe when i woke up. >> reporter: he found his calling. >> whos going to be number one? >> i believe very much in fate and i think it happened to me for a purpose. >> reporter: they wanted to kill you for your shoes and now youve taken that whole experience and said, you know what? if they want shoes, well give them s...

The big atlanta marathon is coming up in a few weeks here, air l a lot of us are training for it. every week we look at ordinary people accomplishing big, extraordinary things. for a long time being a sus saysful long distance runner was the primary goal for toby tanzer. but as sanjay gupta explains, one particular run in africa really changed his focus. >> reporter: toby tanzer was an elite runner. talented enough to keep up with the best in the world. the kenyans. >> i ran 15 minutes for the 5...

Bumps. in case youre curious, yes, toby is back to running. >> i thought, what is something that someone has never done, go from sea level to the top of the worlds highest free-standing mountain as fast as possible. >> reporter: his main focus is giving everyone a chance to run. >> if you come in and buy a pair of sneakers, why not put the other pair into a box and send them over. >> reporter: dr. sanjay gupta, cnn, new york. we have scathing remarks from mike huckabee against oscar winner nat...

Smashed against my skull. they robbed my shoe and watch and sunglasses. they were just stealing my other shoe when i woke up. >> reporter: he almost died, but it was a chance for toby to find his calling. >> who is going to be number one? >> me! >> i believe in fate. i believe it happened to me for a purpose. >> reporter: they wanted to kill you for your shoes. youve taken that experience and said, if they want shoes, well give them shoes. >> two years ago we took 7,000 pairs to the island where...

Standing up to a subway flasher. she was called a hero for making sure the offender was brought to justice. vote one for women do it better, two for royal wedding security or three for the she-ro who brought a subway flasher to justice. each week, we look at ordinary people, accomplishing extraordinary things. for a long time, being a successful long distance runner was the primary goal for toby tanzer but one particular run in africa changed his focus. >> reporter: toby tanzer was an elite ru...

We are getting word of a new development in the nfl negotiations. from basketball to football we go. were going to tell you what the owners and players union have just agreed to. that is next. but first, each and every week we try to look at ordinary people who are xmrishing extraordinary things. for a long time, being a successful long distance runner was the primary goal for toby tanzer. but as sanjay gupta explains, one particular run in africa changed his focus. >> reporter: he was an elit...