Boston Marathon Heroes
The Boston Marathon is full of great stories of regular people going out there and running the race for special reasons, causes, or people. A Marine caught the attention of several news outlets as he crawled over the finish line. Micah Herndon, a Marine was running to pay tribute to three Marines who he served alongside and didn’t didn’t survive an attack in Afghanistan in 2010.
How badly do you want it? #BostonMarathon pic.twitter.com/EYo7liqM5Q
— Dana Giordano (@dana_gio6) April 15, 2019
Seven-time NASCAR champ Jimmie Johnson also ran the Boston Marathon and finished with a time of 3:09:07 a day and a half after coming in 12th at the Richmond Cup Series race.
/video/1That was the most challenging thing I’ve ever done, what an experience! Unofficially 3:09:07 for the 🏁 #BostonMarathon #Boston2019 pic.twitter.com/1lZBH2aPvn
— Jimmie Johnson (@JimmieJohnson) April 15, 2019
The 43-year-old tweeted afterward that it “was the most challenging thing I’ve ever done.” Johnson had previously completed a 70.3-mile triathlon and has his sights set on entering the 140.6-mile Ironman Triathlon one day.
Another amazing story from the marathon is Marko Cheseto. The Kenya native was recruited to run at University of Alaska Anchorage in 2008. However, the All-American runner had to have both of his lower legs amputated after he went missing during a trail run for several days and got severe frostbite on his feet. He ran his first marathon — and became an American citizen — last November, finishing in less than three hours.
And a familiar furry face also was there to cheer on the runners. Spencer, the nationally renowned golden retriever and therapy dog who has perennially cheered on marathon runners, was back again. And just like last year when he weathered the rain, he was out early with his own rain jacket to go along with his Boston Strong flags.
