Marko Cheseto survived grief, frostbite and amputation to run the Boston Marathon

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Marko Cheseto survived grief, frostbite and amputation to run the Boston Marathon

The Florida-based athlete has the fastest-known marathon time for a double-leg amputee, and he’s looking forward to competing in a new para athletics division

Marko Cheseto will line up for Monday’s Boston Marathon with justified confidence: he has the fastest known time for a double-leg amputee: 2 hours 37 minutes and 23 seconds. In other words, Cheseto is capable of running six-minute miles for just over 26 miles.

The journey he took to get to this stage took him across two continents and through immense physical and emotional pain.

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