Marathon Runner Finds Abandoned Puppy On Side Of The Road, Proceeds To Carry Him The Remaining 19 Miles And Then Adopt Him (19 images + Hilarious Comments))

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Blake Seidel • Managing Editor & Brand Manager
Apr 28, 2023 11:00 AM EDT

We're a dog person, we always have been. We can't resist stopping to pet dogs on the street, or if one is laying down next to the table we're sitting at, of course we're getting up to pet it. We thought we were a little bit of a "crazy dog person", until we read this story about Khemjira Klongsanun, an avid dog-person and marathoner. 

She was running a marathon in Thailand when, in the first couple of miles, she spotted an abandoned puppy by the side of the road. Stray dogs are common in Thailand, but this little pupper had no family around and no collar. She did the thing every crazy dog person would do, which was pick up the dog and finish the remaining 19 miles of the marathon with the puppy in her arms. At the end of the race, the pupper was so tired that he took a nap with her, and she decided to adopt him. The story is amazing, but the comments on the news post are even better. Get ready for a good laugh when you read through them!

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    Vertebrate - HUN 4. 400 January 20, 2000 F40-41810 1805A MARATHON 42.195k F40-41810 KHEMJIRA KLONGSANUN WAS RUNNING A MARATHON IN THAILAND WHEN SHE SAW AN ABANDONED PUPPY ON THE ROAD...
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    Is our love for dogs strong enough to make us carry a puppy 19 miles? Probably yes, but you wouldn't catch us running a marathon in the first place. The only marathon we participate in is a Harry Potter movie marathon.

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    Font - kellbell614 I've run 6 half marathons and one full and never gotten a puppy. I demand a refund. 2w 3,027 likes Reply
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    Now there's an idea - if they started giving away puppies as prizes for marathons, maybe we would start to become interested in them! Although, we could just go to a shelter and adopt one. Work smarter, not harder.

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    Font - stellalovas Aw that's her mascot now 2w 1,540 likes Reply
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    Font - eugeneblake2 She really said "you're my friend now. We're having soft tacos later" 2w 1,323 likes Reply
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    Human body - je.suis_paradise They both found their soulmate and best friend 2w 2,069 likes Reply
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    Font - edoardoscatola So she shook the dog for 19 miles while running? 2w 110 likes Reply
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    Font - theonemicmc Step 1: start running marathons. Step 2: free puppies. I'm for it.
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    Font - klaramifsud23 even if she didn't win she surely won that little puppy's heart
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    Font - f_dawnm Now that's a hero
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    Font - reneanae77 And his name shall be MILES
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    Font - colinmartinmusic She dogged it the whole race
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    Font - emilycole Well this is the cutest thing I've ever read
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    Font - soi_soul_sisters This is so incredibly special! what an amazing human being! ❤❤❤
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    Human body - cippereiras How could anyone resist? 2w 1,451 likes Reply
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