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 hurt his hamstring before the race but still entered; he lagged behind other competitors. He arrived at Stadium Australia as "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers was played in his honor, and with a cheering crowd of 100,000 supporting him to finish. His time was 4 hours, 52 minutes, and 4 seconds, more than an hour after Robert Korzeniowski won the race.