Legally blind man completes Boston Marathon – IOTW Report

Legally blind man completes Boston Marathon

CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) – The challenges lined themselves up from birth for Eric Strong. Born with congenital glaucoma, Strong’s mother always told him, “always expect the unexpected.”

So it was no surprise to him on Monday, to cross the finish line of the Boston Marathon.

Out of more than 25,000 runners to finish the 26.2 mile run, Strong finished somewhere around 7,000th place, but his placement wasn’t as important as simply accomplishing the feat.

“If you have something in your way, your job is to get around it if you want to get around it,” Strong said of his determination to not only complete the marathon, but to be able to run at all.  more here

14 Comments on Legally blind man completes Boston Marathon

  1. Just finished the Boston Marathon…
    in Merrimack, New Hampshire.

    Aw, come on! If I were him, I’d appreciate the humor!

    But seriously, congrats to this exceptional man on his achievement. Wish we had more people like him in our country.

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  2. Real Americans celebrate and encourage this kind of success and mentality. Meanwhile the only thing the left cheers is a man pretending to be a woman winning against other women or some such silliness.

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