He injured his hamstring before the race but entered the race nonetheless; he fell behind the rest of the athletes. He entered the Stadium Australia as I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) by The Proclaimers was played over the loudspeakers in his honour, and as the 100,000 crowd cheered him on to finish. His time was 4 hours, 52 minutes and 4 seconds, more than an hour after Robert Korzeniowski won the race.
He injured his hamstring before the race but still decided to participate; he fell behind other athletes. Upon entering Stadium Australia, "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers was played in his honor as 100,000 spectators cheered him on until he finished. His time was 4 hours, 52 minutes, and 4 seconds, more than an hour after Robert Korzeniowski won.