On the morning of December 22, 2005, when he was hit by and pulled under a 20-ton bus making an improper right, Matt Long was biking to work in the early hours. He was brought close to death by the injuries he suffered. Miraculously, Matt was able to recover after more than 40 operations and months later. Matt found the emotional and psychological consequences of the incident to be the hardest to handle, in spite…
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On the morning of December 22, 2005, when he was hit by and pulled under a 20-ton bus making an improper right, Matt Long was biking to work in the early hours. He was brought close to death by the injuries he suffered. Miraculously, Matt was able to recover after more than 40 operations and months later. Matt found the emotional and psychological consequences of the incident to be the hardest to handle, in spite of the severity of his wounds. He had runned in over 20 events including many triathlons and marathons in the 18 months leading up to the crash and qualified for the most prestigious race ever, the Boston Marathon. The book chronicles Matt’s path to healing as he trains himself to walk again and race a gimpy seven-and-a-half-hour in the 2008 New York City Marathon, merely three years later.
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On the morning of December 22, 2005, when he was hit by and pulled under a 20-ton bus making an improper right, Matt Long was biking to work in the early hours. He was brought close to death by the injuries he suffered. Miraculously, Matt was able to recover after more than 40 operations and months later. Matt found the emotional and psychological consequences of the incident to be the hardest to handle, in spite of the severity of his wounds. He had runned in over 20 events including many triathlons and marathons in the 18 months leading up to the crash and qualified for the most prestigious race ever, the Boston Marathon. The book chronicles Matt’s path to healing as he trains himself to walk again and race a gimpy seven-and-a-half-hour in the 2008 New York City Marathon, merely three years later.
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