Saturday, September 12, 2009

Double Amputee Richard Whitehead going for the WR @ Chicago Marathon

Richard just took another WR, this time for the half marathon in a stunning 1:18:21. On October 11 he's trying to better his own marathon WR of 2:52 (Rome 2009) at the Chicago Marathon. Mzungo.org CEO Uli will serve as pacemaker which allows us to give you an in depth report not only about Richard's race but also about the Pro race of course!

Richard's ultimate goal is to qualify fo the Paralympics. No big deal for the WR holder you might think. But there is no marathon for leg amputees. Richard will be competing against arm amputees. No less!





Watch Richard getting ready for a marathon in 2007...



...and running Newton hills in Boston this year:

 
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