This is very cool. Amy Palmiero-Winters was a high school track star but lost her leg below the knee in a motorcycle accident in 1994. Many people would give up. Most would give up running. Almost every one of them would never try and continue to compete in track.
But not Amy.
Amy won the ARR Run to the Future 24 hour race. Yes, that’s right – she won a 24 hour long race where athletes run as far as they can. In her case, she ran 130.04 miles in 24 hours. Anything over 130 miles is considered “world class.” Amy is the fifth US woman to ever break the world class barrier. She finished almost 14 miles ahead of the first man.
Amy has now qualified for the US national team to the 2010 World 24-Hour Run Championship. This is an event typically for able bodied athletes.
Way to go Amy!!!