The difference is that while the winner was Kenyan and in prime health, Maikel Melamed is 38 years old, from Venezuela, and has a rare muscular disease.
Melamed is Jewish. Melamed has now run 3 full marathons, including Chicago, New York and Berlin, and has plans to run two more - Tokyo and Boston.
Talk about determination! I am not even sure who is a bigger winner - the Kenyan or Melamed...
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