Jeff Bauman completed his first road race since the Boston Marathon bombings
Bauman helped his 2013 rescuer Carlos Arredondo over the finish line.
This past weekend, Boston Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman completed his first road race since losing both legs in the 2013 attack.
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Bauman participated in the Runner’s World Classic Celebrity Mile at Merrimack College in Andover on Saturday morning, along with survivor Adrianne Haslet and Carlos Arredondo, also known as “the man in the cowboy hat,” who was photographed pushing Bauman in a wheelchair after the explosions.
On Saturday, Bauman pushed Arredondo, who was in a wheelchair, over the race’s finish line. (Arredondo recently had leg surgery, according to The Boston Globe.)
Inspired. Jeff Bauman pushes Carlos Arredondo across the line, flanked by @dwarfparatri @BartYasso and dozens more. pic.twitter.com/J8x3DGacOs
— RW Classic (@RWClassicRace) July 16, 2016
Boston Police Commissioner Bill Evans, former Patriot Max Lane, and famed marathoner Dick Hoyt—known for running the Boston Marathon with his wheelchair-bound son, Rick, more than 30 times—also ran the Celebrity Mile.
Emotional finish as @Jeffmbauman and @DMSE embrace at the end of Jeff’s first race. pic.twitter.com/eEmeBx4We4
— RW Classic (@RWClassicRace) July 16, 2016
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