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Firefighter Hit by Bus, Completes Ironman Triathlon 40 Surgeries Later

By Michael David SmithNov 24th 2009 – 9:00AM

Matthew Long is a New York City firefighter who was at the World Trade Center on 9/11, and that experience made him resolve to always be in peak physical condition so he'd be ready for anything. As a result, Long started competing in triathlons. And then, in 2005, he was run over by a New York City bus. It's important,...

Background on Matthew Long

Matthew Long is a Vancouver-based writer, director, and producer. His films include The Great Retro-Chic Revival (2005), Trans Neptune: or The Fall of Pandora, Drag Queen Cosmonaut (2007), and The Anachronism (2008).

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