Maickel melamed biography

— -- The inspirational runner who completed the Boston Marathon in 20 hours because of physical difficulties that come with muscular dystrophy has another milestone to celebrate soon: his birthday.

Maickel Melamed will be turning 40 on Monday, but the completion of the Boston Marathon means that the celebrations start today.

The Venezuelan-born motivational speaker was presented with his medal by Mayor Marty Walsh and said that the next thing on his agenda was lunch, but not before repeated thank you's to the team members who walked alongside him.

"For you, [it looks like] I walk. For me, I was running because I was at the maximum level of myself for the whole course," Melamed said at this afternoon's news conference.

"I'm not running this alone. The most important thing is the team I'm part of," who he said was made up of "the most amazing people.&q Maickel melamed wikipedia!