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Jupiter man inspires after heart surgery A Jupiter man is hoping to inspire others just eight months after he had open-heart surgery. 28-year-old Jake Worth underwent surgery in November and decided he wouldn't let that procedure dictate how he lives his life. Now he has lofty running goals, including a triathlon, a marathon and an ironman. Worth is chronicling his running journey on Instagram. On Wednesday he notched his 45th consecutive day running. The latest: Sports coverage from WPBF 25 News "I knew I had to fight for the life I knew I would be proud of," Worth said. Worth says he wasn't proud of the life he lived prior to his November open heart surgery, but after undergoing the rare Ross procedure he knew he was ready to write a new chapter. "I'm proud that if I strive to be the person I want to be, if were to pass away at any moments I want to take advantage of what I currently have. I felt the helplessness of not having that anymore," Worth said. Get the latest sports updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here. Jake hopes his story is one of inspiration. After researching those on the other end of the Ross procedure, he didn't exactly find many cases of people thriving. "I want to be an example that you can be better even before something like this happens. I've had more than a handful amount of young men and women that have reached out to me and that's been the goal from the beginning," he said. Worth knows it wont' be an easy road to a thousand straight days running. He already had to restart the tally after a trip to the hospital that thankfully was not an emergency. Tomorrow is 46 days and counting.