This is a marathon that everyone is moving! The runners are struggling to run in the heavy rain, and smile in the cold and cold, test the perseverance with sweat, measure the island with their feet, and go all out to better themselves. It's hard to run, especially when it's harder to get a rainy battle. You are the best to admire all the runners who participate in the marathon! Just as medals are always reserved for those who are prepared, and for those who do not give up.
Micah Herndon crawls to the finish line in the 123rd Boston Marathon.
Micah Herndon proved that you never give up, no matter what, by crawling on his hands and knees to the finish line of the Boston Marathon on Monday.
Herndon, of Tallmadge, Ohio, competed in the marathon as a tribute to the memories of three men he knew while he served as a Marine in Afghanistan. He told the Record-Courier in Portage County, Ohio, that whenever he feels like giving up he just repeats their names: Mark Juarez, Matthew Ballard and Rupert Hamer.
"I run in honor of them," Herndon told the Record-Courier. "They are not here anymore. I am here, and I am able. I am lucky to still have all my limbs. I can still be active. I find fuel in the simple idea that I can run. Some cannot."
Herndon crossed the finish line with a time of three hours and 38 minutes to complete the 26.2 miles. CNN affiliate WBZ said once he was over the yellow and blue line he was lifted into a wheelchair and given medical attention.
The spirit that he does not give up touched us. As a medal manufacturer, we should learn his spirit and continue to provide perfect medals for various events and excellent service.