CATCH HIM IF YOU CAN

A Paralympian’s next challenge

Michael Rosenberg

▀ IF YOU HAPPEN to see a man with prosthetic legs running a marathon in your town this month, don’t be surprised. It’s just another day at the office for Rob Jones. Jones is running 31 marathons in 31 cities in 31 days. This may sound insane, but Jones, 32, specializes in making the insane sane. In 2014 he rode a bicycle from Maine to California in winter, and not just any winter. Remember the polar vortex? Jones doesn’t have to do this. But he didn’t have to join the Marines, either. A decade ago he was a student at Virginia Tech and chose to be a Marine. He didn’t wait until graduation, when he could have tried to be an officer. He wanted to be a grunt. Jones became a lance corporal. His job…

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Sports Illustrated (Digital) - 1 Issue, October 16, 2017

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