Kentucky teenager completes Chicago Marathon months after spinal cord injury

Seventeen-year-old Wyatt Anderson finished the Bank of America Chicago Marathon on Sunday, completing the course in a time of 3:56:28. The New York Post reported that the high school senior finished the race less than a year after a severe spinal cord injury left him temporarily paralyzed from the neck down. [1]

The injury occurred last November when Anderson tripped while playing basketball with friends and slammed headfirst into a wall, fracturing his spine. The New York Post and ABC News reported that the impact left him completely unable to move at the time. [1]

Through intense recovery, Anderson regained his mobility and trained to participate in the race. WHAS11 noted that he received treatment as a patient with UofL Health prior to his marathon run. [1][4]

The Chicago Marathon is a major road race held annually in October in Chicago, Illinois. Bank of America sponsors the event, which starts and finishes in Grant Park while weaving through 29 city neighborhoods. [6][8]