"Picture this: you're snorkeling during your tropical holiday only to fall victim to a sudden shark attack. Screaming, crying, and panicking would be the expected responses to such a crisis, but swimmer Ali Truwit is built different. "At least I got my marathon in before this," quipped Truwit after a shark tore off part of her left leg while on vacation in Turks and Caicos with former teammate Sophie Pilkinton in 2023. But Truwit isn't letting this nightmare define her; she's now a double Paralympic silver medalist who's planning on competing in the New York Marathon."
"Yep, we are serious; the 25-year-old is set to run the next New York Marathon on November 2nd. "If you had told me two years ago that I was going to run 16 miles on a prosthetic blade throughout the streets of New York City, I would have never believed you," she told Runner's World Magazine, proving that no attack, no matter how brutal, can erase her determination or her craft."
"She won't be alone, though. Joining her in the race are her parents, Jody and Mitch, along with Pilkinton and her other friends. Her people are the very reason she's back out there running today. " The same support that got me to the podium at the Paralympics is now the support that's helping me run 26.2 miles on a prosthetic blade," she said. "All of that support is what's made my comeback possible, and it's what drives me to give it back through my nonprofit work.""
Ali Truwit lost part of her left leg to a shark attack while snorkeling in Turks and Caicos in 2023. She recovered to become a double Paralympic silver medalist and now plans to run the New York Marathon on November 2nd using a prosthetic blade. Truwit referenced having already completed a marathon before the attack, illustrating resilience and dark humor. Her parents, former teammate Sophie Pilkinton, and other friends will accompany her in the race. Support from teammates and Olympic champion Kate Douglass contributed to her comeback and fuels her nonprofit efforts.
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