Congratulations to the inspirational Phil Packer who crossed the Finish Line of the Virgin London Marathon after an exhausting 25 hours and 55 minutes beating his 2009 London Marathon time by 13 days.
Adam Layer accompanies Phil Packer on Mile 4. [...]
John Tartaglio on his way to completing the New York Marathon
On Sunday, November 1st, after starting at 6 AM (just before the sun rose over the Verazanno Bridge), twenty-two-year-old John Tartaglio became the first complete double leg amputee to finish a marathon. John completed the 26.2 miles in 15 hours and 59 minutes, running [...]
Disabled Sportsperson Of The Year
Nottinghamshire athlete Richard Whitehead is the Disabled Sportsperson of the Year after a record breaking 2009.
Whitehead, who is a double leg amputee, has smashed world bests for the marathon and half-marathon.
He set a new world record in the 2009 Chicago Marathon, on 11 October, with a time of two hours, 50 [...]
Double amputee marathon runner Richard Whitehead set a new world record time for a leg amputee at the 2009 Chicago Marathon with a time of 2 hours, 50 minutes and 38 seconds.
Please click on the link below to watch the video.
http://www.webcastr.com/videos/news/double-amputee-sets-new-marathon-record.html
What a fantastic achievement, Richard. Many congratulations!
(Thanks to Steve McNeice)
Abdi Dhuhulow can run a marathon in just over three hours – an impressive feat by most standards.
But what makes the 28-year-old’s achievement even more special is that he has only one leg.
Somali refugee, Abdi Dhuhulow, who can run a marathon in just over 3 hours
The Somali refugee had to have his other leg amputated [...]
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