DeltaElite
March 11, 2003, 07:06 PM
Wow, what a man. What a set of brass ones he has.
I heard he used a gun in Vietnam, now this thread is firearms related. ;)
Legless Marathoner Still Running LA Marathon
POSTED: 8:10 a.m. EST March 6, 2003
LOS ANGELES -- For most runners, the race began and ended Sunday.
But Bob Wieland is still running the Los Angeles Marathon -- on his hands.
The Vietnam veteran lost his legs in the war, but he's determined to finish the 26.2-mile race.
Wieland swings along on his hands, lifting the weight of his body with his arms.
He began the race Saturday, passed the 100-hour mark Wednesday afternoon and still had more than 10 miles to go. He should reach the finish line in another two or three days.
Wieland is no stranger to beating the odds. He spent more than three years crossing the United States on his hands. He went from Southern California to Washington, D.C., finishing at the Vietnam War Memorial, in front of the name of the medic who lost his life while running to help Wieland.
Wielands Race (http://www.wral.com/news/2022700/detail.html)
I heard he used a gun in Vietnam, now this thread is firearms related. ;)
Legless Marathoner Still Running LA Marathon
POSTED: 8:10 a.m. EST March 6, 2003
LOS ANGELES -- For most runners, the race began and ended Sunday.
But Bob Wieland is still running the Los Angeles Marathon -- on his hands.
The Vietnam veteran lost his legs in the war, but he's determined to finish the 26.2-mile race.
Wieland swings along on his hands, lifting the weight of his body with his arms.
He began the race Saturday, passed the 100-hour mark Wednesday afternoon and still had more than 10 miles to go. He should reach the finish line in another two or three days.
Wieland is no stranger to beating the odds. He spent more than three years crossing the United States on his hands. He went from Southern California to Washington, D.C., finishing at the Vietnam War Memorial, in front of the name of the medic who lost his life while running to help Wieland.
Wielands Race (http://www.wral.com/news/2022700/detail.html)