OlympicTalk · Apr 21, 2015
Runner finishes Boston Marathon on Tuesday morning
A Venezuelan man with muscular dystrophy was the final participant to cross the finish line of the Boston Marathon around 4:30 a.m. on Tuesday, according to Boston reports, about 20 hours after he set out on the 26.2-mile course.
Maickel Melamed, 39, made it to Boylston Street after weathering a thunderstorm in the final few miles. Several people, from volunteers to media, were with him (video of his finish here).
“The rain, the distance, the cold I mean everything today was overcome because when we are a team, the human creativity, the human magic appears every time,” Melamed told reporters after finishing.