Disabled Vet Finishes London Marathon

[PaulMacC]

LONDON, England (CNN) -- British soldier Phil Packer was told a year ago that he would never walk again, but on Saturday he finished the London Marathon.
He completed the race 13 days after it started, walking on crutches for two miles a day -- the most his doctor would allow -- in order to raise money for charity.

http://www.gnn.com/article/disabled-...arathon/471403

What a guy :eusa_clap

[Blinger1]

... it must have been a slow day in the news tbh, i don't find it that impressive that someone who "couldn't walk again" (clearly he can) walked for 2 miles a day.

[Jackk]

well done for him.

[flatface]

Yeh, I watched this on TV. Very well done to him!

[PaulMacC]

... it must have been a slow day in the news tbh, i don't find it that impressive that someone who "couldn't walk again" (clearly he can) walked for 2 miles a day.

That was a year ago, he started training few months before marathon.

[Blinger1]

That was a year ago, he started training few months before marathon.

I still don't think its that impressive. There are heaps of soldiers/people in the world who lose limbs, get told they can't do this, can't do that and do it.. what makes this guy so impressive?

It's like the special olympics, those guys have no legs/missing legs/ missing arm(s) or what ever and they don't get mentioned in the news paper.

[Kieeran]

I still don't think its that impressive. There are heaps of soldiers/people in the world who lose limbs, get told they can't do this, can't do that and do it.. what makes this guy so impressive?

It's like the special olympics, those guys have no legs/missing legs/ missing arm(s) or what ever and they don't get mentioned in the news paper.

did you finish the marathon?

[Kevin]

What a trooper, well done

[Jord]

Saw him on screwattack on crutchs must of been hard

legend!

[Blinger1]

did you finish the marathon?

Oh yeah, i just flew to england to finish a ******** marathon.