Rob Jones Biography
Robert R. Jones is an American farmer, Marine Corps veteran, motivational speaker, Paralympic athlete, and politician. In 2010, while serving in Afghanistan, he was severely wounded in action by an improvised explosive device where he lost both legs above the knee. Jones made headlines when he completed 31 consecutive marathons in 31 days while raising money for veterans.
In 2003, Jones graduated from Loudoun Valley High School in Purcellville, Virginia. While he participated in football and wrestling during his freshman and sophomore years, respectively, he was not a star athlete in high school.
Rob Jones Age
Robert R. Jones was born on September 7, 1985, in Lovettsville, Virginia, USA. He was born under the zodiac sign Virgo. he celebrates his birthday in the month of September 7th every year. He belongs to the American nationality.
Rob Jones Wife
Rob Jones is married to his wife Pam Jones. The veteran marine resides with his wife on a farm outside of Middleburg, Virginia. They manage their farm together where they grow vegetables. However, there are no records of him having any children we are following up on this we will update you soon.
Rob Jones Height
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Rob Jones Net Worth
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Rob Jones Marine
He joined the United States Marine Corps Reserve during his junior year at Virginia Tech in 2006. It was in the Marine Corps that he found that running was “a natural fit for him.” In 2007, Jones graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Interdisciplinary Studies with minors in astronomy and geology.
Jones was a combat engineer who served in the 4th Combat Engineer Battalion. He was attached to 2nd Battalion, 24th Marines in 2008 during the Iraq War and 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines in 2010 during the War in Afghanistan. Jones was wounded in action by an improvised explosive device on July 22, 2010, in Sangin, Afghanistan.
He was evacuated to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland a couple of days following the incident. As a result of the explosion, Jones lost both of his legs above the knee. He received the Purple Heart. Jones was discharged from the Marines as a Sergeant in December 2011.
Jones in an interview stated:“I joined the Marine Corps because I admired the selflessness and courage that Marines exhibited, and I wanted to serve our country like them,” Jones said, “When I was injured, I had a choice: I could either accept that my mission was over and coast through life on my disability or I could learn to walk again and find a new way to fulfill my purpose in life.”
Rob Jones Congress 2020
On July 22, 2019, nine years to the day of the military action that cost him his legs, Jones announced that he was running for the Republican nomination for the United States House of Representatives in Virginia’s 10th congressional district, challenging Democratic first-term incumbent Jennifer Wexton.
Jones said in a statement: “In Congress, my pledge to you is that I will do what’s right for our community and country, even if it means being unpopular with my party,” Jones said Monday in a news release. “That’s why I am running again, this time for Congress: to bring selfless leadership back to our Capitol.”
He has been pondering running for Congress since 2016, he says, but it wasn’t until after the 2018 elections and meeting with Rep. Brian Mast, R-Fla., that he could “see that it was possible.”The rookie political candidate said that he is concerned about public transportation and highway infrastructure, as well as preventing another government shutdown.
He did not offer specifics, though, saying he wanted to educate himself on specific issues first.Rep. Jennifer Wexton, D-Va., has been the representative for Virginia’s 10th Congressional District, which spans affluent northern Virginia, since Jan. 3.
Rob Jones Marathon
Jones not only learned to walk again, he learned to run. He ran 31 marathons in 31 days in 2017 — each one was over 26 miles.
Jones never ran a sanctioned marathon. Instead, he did loops in city parks or out-and-backs on trails. Starting at 7 a.m. each day, he broke his mileage into four intervals with 20-minute breaks in between, averaging 3 hours and 52 minutes of running a day. The rest of his time was spent eating upwards of 4,000 daily calories—and resting.
Before running, Jones posted his route online and was often greeted by people who jumped in to run with him. “A guy in Boston who had terminal cancer ran with me,” he says. “I’ve had people run their first marathons with me, and a guy who ran his 295th.”
Jones finished his 31st marathon on a frosty Veterans Day, hurting bad and trying not to trip. In total, he had raised more than $200,000 for wounded veteran charities—and sent an invaluable message: “I hope that a veteran who comes home psychologically or physically wounded will see what I’m doing, and realize that we aren’t broken or incapable of reintegrating into society.”
“If all the people I met while running 31 marathons in 31 days taught me one thing, it’s that this is not a country that quits when things get hard,” he said.
Rob Jones Cycling
His ambition compelled him to bike 5,180 miles from Maine to California in the winter of 2013 to 2014, raising $126,000 for wounded veteran charities. Then Jones devised his latest endeavor: run 31 marathons in 31 cities in 31 days. “I thought I would try to totally blow people’s minds,” he says.
To accomplish the feat, he needed a clear plan. So he enlisted friend Colin Kubarych, who did most of the driving; his mom, Carol Wire, who prepared his meals; and his wife, Pamela Relph, who did just about everything else.
With them, he mapped his route, which began in London and then crisscrossed the United States and Canada. “Rob thinks through decisions carefully,” Relph says. “That allows him to succeed at these big challenges.”
Rob Jones Twitter
Marine Corps Sgt. @RobJonesJourney won ‘Most Valuable Patriot’ at Fox Nation’s Patriot Awards and joined us to explain what the honor meant to him! https://t.co/0sZAuy4pU8
— Fox & Friends First (@FoxFriendsFirst) November 7, 2019