From ABC7 New York · · 1m 20s
He ran 100 miles on two prosthetic legs
Brian Reynolds became the first double amputee to finish Leadville's brutal 100-mile trail run.
In brief
Brian Reynolds became the first double amputee to finish Leadville's brutal 100-mile trail run. A course built to break whole bodies just got finished by a runner on two prosthetic legs, which says the limit was never where people assumed. Originally reported by ABC7 New York.
One hundred miles, done
Brian Reynolds crossed the finish line of the Life Time Leadville 100 Trail Run, a distance most runners never attempt on any legs.
A double amputee first
No double amputee had ever completed Leadville before him. Reynolds is the first, which puts his name permanently in the race's record.
“He is the first double amputee to finish the Life Time Leadville 100 Trail Run.”
Leadville is the hard one
The race runs through the Colorado high country, climbing and descending rough mountain trail at altitude where the air is thin.
Prosthetics on rough trail
Loose rock, steep grades and mud punish running blades built for smoother ground. Every mile was a negotiation with the terrain.
Finishing is the win
At Leadville, plenty of able-bodied runners drop out before the end. Reynolds kept moving until the line, and that is the whole achievement.
The bar just moved
Records like this one redraw what the next adaptive athlete believes is possible before they even start training.
The essence
A course built to break whole bodies just got finished by a runner on two prosthetic legs, which says the limit was never where people assumed.
