{"id":321497,"date":"2024-11-12T10:48:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T16:48:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=321497"},"modified":"2024-11-13T01:07:35","modified_gmt":"2024-11-13T07:07:35","slug":"runner-down-syndrome-dances-york-marathon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/runner-down-syndrome-dances-york-marathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Runner with Down syndrome dances his way through New York marathon"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A man with Down syndrome continues to make history, earning a world record at his first marathon in London earlier this year and becoming a crowd favorite in New York last week, according to the BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lloyd Martin, age 20, became the youngest person in his learning disability category to complete a marathon earlier this year. On April 21, he set a world record as the youngest person in the intellectual impairment category of the London Marathon. He called<\/a> that achievement “absolutely amazing.”<\/p>\n

Last week, he completed the New York Marathon, winning over new fans as he danced his way through the race. Those frequent dance breaks meant he didn’t beat his London marathon time, but it did mean he touched the hearts of countless new supporters.<\/p>\n

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