Congratulations ...

... to my friend Todd Starnes of Fox News Radio, who crossed the finish line of the 2007 New York City Marathon, his first time ever completing such a race — less than two and a half years after he had aortic-valve replacement surgery.

"My unofficial time won’t make the record books — 6 hours and 53 minutes," he writes on his Marathon Todd blog. "Not bad for a rookie runner with a mechanical heart valve. I suppose I could’ve done better — but you know something? I crossed the finish line and that’s all that matters."

Do watch the video of his day at the race, which is aptly titled "Marathon Miracle" — you'll find it on Marathon Todd.