Marathon Survivor Rebekah Gregory Runs First Race Since Bombing
On Sunday, Boston Marathon bombing survivor Rebekah Gregory crossed the finish line at the UNESCO Cities Marathon in Northern Italy — her first race since the attack and the amputation of her lower left leg.
Gregory participated in the race with the support of humanitarian nonprofit @uxilia Italia, according to Yahoo News. In a piece she wrote for Runner’s World in February, Gregory said she is training for the upcoming Boston Marathon.
Though Gregory, running on a new prosthetic, could not run the entire 26.2, she said in an Instagram post that “the scenery of Italian countryside and the feeling of crossing the finish line….was absolutely incredible.’’
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Hours after testifying on the first day of the Dzhokhar Tsarnaev trial, Gregory posted a letter she wrote to Tsarnaev on Facebook. It read, in part:
“TODAY…I looked at you right in the face….and realized I wasn’t afraid anymore.’’
She reiterated those sentiments in her Instagram post this week, writing, “Next time I get blown up the terrorists should do a better job. They may have taken my leg but they have given me an insane amount of determination in its place.’’
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