Outstanding, best wishes to MSG Self to complete this marathon!

Here's Chris's results from yesterday!

ClockTime: 3:13:35
Overall: 12,475 of about 32,000 runners
Sex Place: 5,710 of 7,194 male runners

Well done indeed! Kick some ass! :lifter

Very inspiring, to say the least.

Holly

I believe that is fast enough to qualify for Boston, which many non-amputee runners never do! Outstanding and inspirational!

He beat his own estimate of 4.5 hours. That's just awesome, congrats MSG!

It's good to see someone who can overcome a debilitating War Injury like this. Especially when you see able bodied men in New Orleans still sitting around with their hands out.
Good Job

For you kiddies out there bitching or bragging about running 15:00 two milers, a one legged, middle aged man just did it 13 times consecutively.

For those of you complaining about a twelve mile ruck in three hours, he would have finished it in less than 90 minutes.

Think about that when you are running next time and you start to feel a little tired.

Way to go, MSG. Huevos grandes!

TR

Greatness
 

Greatness comes in many forms. MSG Self personifies it. Saw comments about Carlos Parker, Roy Boatman was another one. He kept jumping, sport and on the job, for several years. Roy would be proud.

I stumbled upon this (albeit late) today on my State Guard's homepage. It goes to show that this is yet another reason why the "Special" is in the tab. Outstanding! :lifter

http://www.md.ngb.army.mil/absoluten...es/?a=722&z=11

Dudes harder than woodpecker lips.....

That is some Drive On Spirit! Best of luck MSG Self!

Staff Sgt. Andre Murnane, Good Luck & Thank you for your service..
:lifter:D:lifter

& thanks for the post..

I know I've said this before but guys like this make you feel proud that they are the SPECIAL in Forces............:lifter:lifter:lifter

Big Teddy :munchin

Damn fine!:lifter

Proud of both of them!

As my old friend Southern DZ said early in the thread (couple of years ago) SGM Parker was a one-legged guy.

I met him while he was an SFC. I was in SFQC and needed a pay jump (it was my 6th). We were sitting side by side in the C-141. I could see out the door while we were still on the ground. The sky was getting darker and darker as it got later. I realized that this would be a night jump and started sweating. Carlos, always enthusiastic, elbowed me in the ribs. "Hey", he said, "are you OK?" Not wanting to be pegged as a cherry jumper I said "I haven't jumped at night in a long time." (ever) He laughed and said "It's the same as daytime, only darker!"

He looked down at his boot and said "Damn! My boot's untied." He reached down and pulled his leg off and tightened his boot lace. I thought "HOLY COW! WHAT HAVE I GOTTEN MYSELF INTO?" He laughed and got out another boot lace and tied it to the top of his boot and his belt. "Last time I jumped I lost the damned thing." After that, the pressure was off.

When I got to 5th Group, I'd see him every day running the MATA Mile. Later on, he was our company SGM. He retired and went to SWC as a GS. We saw each other a couple of times a week. He was always in a good mood.

About a year before I retired, an old friend of mine came by the office. I hadn't heard, but he'd lost his leg in a motorcycle accident. He woke up from surgery and got the news. He thought that his life was over and couldn't see any future doing the things he loved. Later that afternoon, SGM Parker walked in, took off his leg, and threw it up on the bed. He looked at my friend and said "OK, what are you going to do now?" At that moment my friend knew that it was going to be all right.

These guys who return to service after losing a limb do more than serve their country, they inspire us. My respect for these QPs is boundless.