Viral video star with #autism runs 3:01 debut marathon: #inspiring

Autistic Star of Viral Video Runs 3:01 Marathon | Newswire

Viral video star with #autism runs 3:01 debut marathon: #inspiring

By Scott Douglas Jason McElwain starred in a 2006 video that went viral for the best possible reason: It showed how McElwain, who has autism and was then the manager of his high school's basketball team, got to play the last 4 minutes of the last game of the season, took full advantage of his debut by scoring 20 points and sent the school gymnasium into the sort of positive pandemonium that only sports can produce. McElwain more or less did the running equivalent of his basketball feat in his debut marathon yesterday, running 3:01:41 at the Rochester Marathon in New York to finish 15th overall. "This was a great experience — hardest thing I’ve ever done," McElwain, 23, said after reaching his goal of hitting a Boston-qualifying time. McElwain, who ran cross country in high school, said he'd been training for the race for the last year. He's still connected with Athena High...

Full article: http://news.runnersworld.com/2012/09/24/autistic-star-of-...

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