CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) - Jason DePetris set a personal record, finishing the Chicago Marathon on Sunday in just over 4 hours and 10 minutes.
“It’s the first marathon I've ever run where I ran the entire 26 miles without stopping, no walking at all,” DePetris said.
His accomplishment is a feat in and of itself, but it’s especially meaningful since it was right before the 2019 Chicago Marathon when he suffered a stroke and brain aneurysm.
DePetris was left half-paralyzed but made an incredible comeback thanks to Dr. Babak Jarhomi, a neurosurgeon at Northwestern Medicine, who performed a life-saving thrombectomy.
Jarhomi was there on the marathon sidelines this year to cheer his patient on.
"On an angio table with half of his body paralyzed, and now he's going to kill it in the Chicago Marathon, that's crazy!" said Dr. Jarhomi from the race route.
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Jarhomi greeted DePetris at the finish line where they were able to embrace, look back on the past, and even have a laugh.
“Is the secret, one has to have a stroke to then finish the marathon with a personal best?" asked Jahromi.
"That must be it," DePetris replied.
The 44-year-old ran for charity, raising money for the Brain Injury Recovery Foundation. He also wrote a book about his experience. 100% of proceeds were donated to the Brain Aneurysm Foundation.
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