Roman Reykin lost both legs and participated in the New York marathon

The world of sport again he has prepared for us a story of spectacular overcoming. This has fascinated many who have known the story of Roman Rome Leykinan athlete who has suffered a very painful accident, losing both legs and this Sunday he attended the marathon from New York City.

Rome, he had an accident on his way to work four years ago, having a seizure, he fell on the Brooklyn train tracks when the car was already a few meters from the finish.

This injury brought quite serious consequences for him since his two legs they were amputated and in addition to this, he underwent brain surgery.

The answer for him was also in some ways quite good, the way he dealt with the situation is very plausible and you want to go on. It is obvious that after experiencing this situation it took him some time to take this view of things.

“I sat there and it took me a while to say: okay, yes, nothing is happening. Time won’t turn back. It’s okay. Now is the time to regroup“, he stated in a speech.

With a new attitude of wanting to overcome it found a new passion running. this passion he wanted to take it to another leveland the amazing thing is that this Sunday he will complete the New York City marathon in cycling uniform with hands.

“I really wanted to feel this wind in my hair, because I really like going fast,” he told CBS News.

In 5 years he became an athlete

Leykin has never been a great athlete, much less a great runner, in fact, he himself says that before the accident he only played basketball occasionally. It was after surgery and in rehab where he found his love for sports.

Leykin is now an athlete who has competed marathons y obstacle courses. He became an inspiration for his nearly 200,000 followers on TikTok.

Leykin’s next challenge is to finish his second New York City marathon this November 6, where he hopes to run with a qualifying time for the Boston Marathon less than two hours.

Through him, Leykin hand-rides 32 to 48 kilometers twice a week in Central Park, and has participated in other events such as Donut Ride, a three-province bike tour that includes stops at donut shops.

Next challenges for Leykin

Leykin said he ultimately wants to become a six-star finisher, a designation for people who have competed in all six of the best marathons in the world, including the New York, London and Tokyo marathons. And you may not do it by bike: “Soon I will race, it will be a great journey to follow”.

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