He lost his legs after falling in front of a subway. Now he’s completed his second NYC Marathon.

In 2018, Rome Leykin was waiting for the subway when he suddenly had a seizure and fell into the train’s path – resulting in the loss of both of his legs. Four years later, he hand-cycled his way to the finish line in his second New York City Marathon.

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