Zdeno Chara is no stranger to playing through pain.
After all, the future Hall-of-Fame defenseman skated in the final three games of the 2019 Stanley Cup Final with a broken jaw.
But running 52.4 miles in under a week? It’s just the latest in a long line of athletic feats for the former Bruins captain.
Just six days after finishing his second Boston Marathon with a time of 3:30:53, Chara finished the 2024 London Marathon on Sunday afternoon — completing the race with a time of 3:11:04.
Chara’s latest conquest marks the eighth marathon that he’s completed within a year’s time, as well as one of the fastest results of his distance-running career.