Starting dead last , Finch passed 30,397 people on her way to the finish line , earning more than $ 30,000 for charity . Jennie Finch is an Olympic softball player and one of the sport 's greatest athletes . Her dad told her , ` ` God gave you this gift , and it 's your responsibility to carry it out '' Four months after giving birth , she ran the New York City Marathon .
Jennie Finch is an Olympic softball player and one of the sport 's greatest athletes . Her dad told her , ` ` God gave you this gift , and it 's your responsibility to carry it out '' Four months after giving birth , she ran the New York City Marathon .