April 17, 2007

"I'm pretty sure that by the time I finished, the Kenyans were already back in Africa celebrating.": 350lb Jacob finished the Boston Marathon. An inspirational story. via MeFi

posted by geekyguy to other at 08:11 PM - 4 comments

That's sports. Great job, Jacob.

posted by bobfoot at 10:15 PM on April 17, 2007

Now thats my style.Congrats and nice pics.Reminds me of my lovely visits to Beantown.I ran for years in the military but at the most 10K. Finishing 26 miles must be grueling,even ala Jake.

posted by sickleguy at 06:17 AM on April 18, 2007

Incredible story. Thanks geekyguy.

posted by Ying Yang Mafia at 07:57 PM on April 18, 2007

Amazing, I am not 350 lbs., and I know I could not do that. Definitely inspiring to many people.

posted by jojomfd1 at 02:20 AM on April 20, 2007

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