Eric McElvenny is an endurance athlete and a retired Marine Corps infantry officer. He deployed three times, and on his third and final tour in Afghanistan, an IED took away his right leg below the knee. Less than two years after stepping on the IED, he stepped up to the starting line at the Kona Ironman and completed the race in 11 hours and 54 minutes.
As I continued with the recovery process, I realized that externally I look like a different person, but internally I'm still driven, I'm still determined, I'm still an athlete.
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