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16th Oct 2013

VIDEO – “If You Dream It, Make It Happen” Disabled Man Completes Chicago Marathon After 17 Hours

Now, here's a real hero.

Sue Murphy

We see a great deal of videos on a daily basis here in Her.ie towers, but few have made us cry like this wonderful video about Maickel Melamed.

Maickel, a 38-year-old Venezuelan man with muscular dystrophy, crossed the finish line of the Chicago Marathon 17 hours after the event began.

The above video is from the Daily Mail. The other below is not in English except for the last couple of minutes.

This guy is truly a hero.

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