"“The driver allegedly fled the scene. Aguilar lost part of her leg and, for a time, the ability to run. “I felt like I wasn't myself again. The one thing that I enjoyed the most, that helped me solve everything, I couldn't do,” she said. After three surgeries, a skin graft and years of rehabilitation, Aguilar is now preparing for her third half marathon.”"
"“At her school, they put a bunch of signs up about parents running a half marathon in order to help fundraise money for her school,” Aguilar said. “And she said 'I saw a bunch of pictures of you running mom, you could do this.'” Aguilar now trains by running to work five days a week from Brooklyn across the bridge to Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan. “I finished right before midnight”"
"“Meanwhile, Brighton Beach based actor Teresa Hui is preparing for the race in her own way, warming up with mobility aids before speedwalking through training. “I have multiple disabilities, I have osteoarthritis, I have fibromyalgia, and I also have endometriosis. So I'”"
Tens of thousands of runners are expected to race from Prospect Park to Coney Island in the RBC Brooklyn Half Marathon. For Jessica Aguilar, reaching the starting line is a victory after a drunk-driving crash caused loss of part of her leg and ended her ability to run. After three surgeries, a skin graft, and years of rehabilitation, she trains by running to work across the bridge to Lower Manhattan. Her daughter’s encouragement helped her return to running. Teresa Hui, a Brighton Beach actor, prepares using mobility aids and speedwalking while managing multiple disabilities and chronic conditions. Both runners frame the race as more than performance, focusing on gratitude and perseverance.
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