Arlington Runner: 3 Marathons in 1 Day for Boston

Starting at 2:50 p.m. Saturday, Arlington’s Frank Fumich started running—and in 24 hours, he completed the equivalent of three marathons (78.6 miles) to raise money for the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing.

The ultra runner was already in shape to complete such a difficult event, The Huffington Post reported. Fumich runs a couple of marathons every month and has competed in the Virginia Triple Iron Triathlon, according to a 2011 Washington Post profile.

Fumich’s running route on April 20—just five days after the Boston Marathon bombing— was a 6.55-mile lap along Northern Virginia's Mount Vernon Trail. He ran it 12 times.

He raised more than $44,000 as of Friday morning primarily through online donations, and donations are still coming in. (You can still donate here through Fumich’s FirstGiving website.)

A number of runners joined him on the trail (for portions ranging from 20 to all 78.6 miles) and thousands more joined and supported him online.

There were 82 runners from Arlington participating in the Boston Marathon on April 15 when two homemade bombs exploded near the finish line. Three people were killed and about 200 people were injured in the blasts. One suspect died in the aftermath of a shootout with police. The other suspect was eventually captured in Watertown, Mass.

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• Read more about Fumich’s run here.