Double Amputee Preparing To Run In The Ironman World Championship

(CNN) — Roderick Sewell is about to compete in what’s widely considered to be the world’s most difficult race.
But if he successfully completes 140.6 miles of swimming, biking and running across Hawaii’s Big Island, he’ll be the first above-the-knee double amputee to ever do it.
In August, Ironman, the company behind the titular triathlon seemingly designed for superhumans, surprised Sewell with a slot in its World Championship. He’s had less than two months t