http://blog.whatwouldjacobdo.com/
This guy ran the Boston Marathon on Monday and he finished in over 9 hours! I believe he weighs over 300 pounds and he came in dead last or as Jacob said, “I’m pretty sure that by the time I finished, the Kenyans were already back in Africa celebrating.”
You just have to admire a man so committed and self-effacing as this guy was. Congratulations!
I can tell you what it is like to operate in exactly the opposite direction as this guy did. I have always considered myself a runner and have run Boston (as a Bandit) 3 times and I also ran two other marathons officially. Trust me when I tell you I know how hard it is to run Boston even if you are in the best running shape. Well, over the years, as they say, I realized that the only thing I enjoyed more than running was eating….and eating…and eating. Did I mention I like eating? So, 34 bajillion pounds later, it is all I can do to walk my kids to Heartbreak Hill and clap for the runners. If I knew this guy was running, I would have waited (actually, I would have left and came back but the point stays the same).
It seems the older I get, the better I used to be, but I would give my left arm to get so motivated to be able to run a marathon again….I may give up my arm but, apparently, I would not give up my sleeve of Oreo cookies.
Good job Jacob!