Adam Gorlitsky, who is paralyzed from the waist down, completed Saturday's marathon with a time of 33 hours, 50 minutes and 23 seconds.
Adam Gorlitsky, who is paralyzed from the waist down, completed Saturday's 26.2-mile race with a time of 33 hours, 50 minutes and 23 seconds, Cory Michel, one of the organizers of the Charleston Marathon, told CNN.The current record holder is British man Simon Kindleysides, who finished the 2018 London Marathon in 36 hours and 46 minutes, according to Guinness World Records.
"With things like this, you have so much adrenaline going through your body that even when I was tired, everyone's energy pulled me through."Robotic suit helps kids with cerebral palsy walk tallIn December 2005, Gorlitsky was in a car accident that left him paralyzed from a severe spinal cord injury. His doctors thought he would never be able to walk again. But after 10 years, Gorlitsky was able to stand up and walk using a ReWalk Robotic Exoskeleton.
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