Athlete Without Legs Trains for 18th Marathon

Lance Benson’s “no legs, no problem” motto will find him among thousands of runners in next month’s New York City Marathon. Like many athletes, he wakes up early to exercise before work.

But there is one thing that makes Benson a little different from most marathon runners: “I have my own little motto,” he says. “It’s, ‘No legs, no problem.'”

The double amputee uses a special skateboard and hockey gloves to protect his knuckles from the pavement, and he is also believed to be the only double amputee who uses a skateboard instead of the traditional hand crank, according to Dick Traum, founder of Achilles International, an organization that provides support and community for disabled athletes.

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