Kentucky teenager completes Chicago Marathon months after suffering spinal injury

Seventeen-year-old Wyatt Anderson completed the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday in a time of three hours, 56 minutes and 28 seconds. The New York Post reported that the Kentucky high school senior achieved the finish less than a year after a severe spinal injury left him briefly paralyzed from the neck down. [1]

The injury occurred last November while Anderson was playing basketball with friends. The New York Post reported that he tripped over his own feet while going for a rebound and collided headfirst with a wall, fracturing his spine. ABC News reported that Anderson feared he might never walk again after the incident. [1]

The Chicago Marathon is a road race held annually in October in Chicago, Illinois, and serves as one of the eight World Marathon Majors. The course starts and finishes in Grant Park, weaving through 29 city neighborhoods. [7][9]

The event also featured other notable runners. The Daily Mail reported that 38-year-old Patrick Clancy finished the 26.2-mile course in three hours, 35 minutes and 29 seconds, placing 12,040th overall. His run took place five weeks after a trial involving his ex-wife ended in a jury deadlock. [2]