Training >> Browse Articles >> Miscellaneous
Firefighter Bouces Back from Near Death to Run Marathon
Glenn Anderson
Three years ago, Firefighter Matthew Long was expected to die after he was run down by a bus as he biked to work during the city’s transit strike.
Dozens of surgeries and hundreds of hours of therapy later, a determined Long learned how to walk again, one painful step at a time.
His recovery is about to take a stunning leap – one that is 26.2 miles long.
This is the seven-part story of that journey.
