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Go big or go home! Stories to inspire you to push your limits

What do a 13-year-old aspiring veterinarian, a 75-year-old body builder, and a citizen volunteer in Ukraine have in common? They've all decided to go big.
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A trio of photos. On the left, three people assemble a tipi, with two men holding a long post that a woman in a ribbon skirt is standing on. In the center, an older gentleman flexes and poses with his shirt off. On the right, a young girl holds a one-legged chicken outdoors.
Whether it's a tipi raising contest, aiming to be a '75-year-old Greek God', or 3D printing a leg for a one-legged chicken: these guests are going for it. (Bridget Forbes/Cory Funk/Submitted)
Now or Never52:21Go big or go home! Stories to inspire you to push your limits

Small, careful steps are all well and good. But where is the challenge in that? 

On this Now or Never, people are stepping outside their comfort zones and pushing the boundaries of what they think is possible. It's time to go big — and hope, in the end, it all works out.

Bragging rights are on the line at the Manito Ahbee festival where it's time for the tipi raising contest. Will team Sandy Bay go all the way or will the family from Long Plain First Nation take top prize at the biggest Indigenous festival in Manitoba?

A year ago, Brett Drozd bought a ticket from Saskatoon to Ukraine, a place he had never been before, to bring supplies and help out in any way he was needed. Find out why he's chosen to volunteer in an active war zone — and what keeps him coming back.

Two hundred and forty. That's how many marathons Ben Pobjoy has to run this year to break the Guinness World Record for most marathons in a year. And to make it even harder, he is doing it in 90 different countries. He's hitting the streets hoping to run toward a record but more importantly, the person he wants to be.

Weighing in at about 170 pounds, Chris Sunde is pretty swole for a 75-year-old. All he needs now is a shaved chest and a spray tan and he'll be ready to compete in his first ever bodybuilding competition later this month.

When 13-year-old Lily Humble adopted her beloved one-legged chicken, Hoppy, she expected that she would only live for a few days. But a few weeks went by and Hoppy continued to thrive. That's when her mom came up with a big idea: to 3D print a prosthetic leg for Hoppy.

Travis Pederson grew up idolizing his grandpa, the unofficial polka king of southern Manitoba. But now that Ivan Pederson is 85, Travis wants to make sure he has a chance to play music with him before it's too late. So Travis books the community hall in Piney, Manitoba, invites 200 people to come, and prepares for the biggest show of his life — while also trying to convince his polka-loving grandpa to do a White Stripes duet on the banjo.