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High School Senior Runs Chicago Marathon Less than a Year After Being Paralyzed
Anderson completed 26.2 miles with his brother to raise money for spinal cord injury research after regaining movement through rehab.
- Wyatt Anderson, a 17-year-old St. X High School senior, completed the Chicago Marathon on Sunday in 3 hours, 56 minutes and 28 seconds, just 11 months after suffering a spinal cord injury that left him paralyzed.
- Anderson was playing basketball on Nov. 4, 2025, when he fell headfirst into a wall, fracturing his spine and leaving him unable to move any limb on his body. He underwent surgery at UofL Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky.
- With the team at Frazier Rehab Institute supporting him, Anderson regained movement and achieved progressive goals, including walking down the hallway. These milestones eventually led to him completing a half marathon in April.
- On Thursday, Anderson spoke to spinal cord injury patients at UofL, a support group he once attended during rehab. He told them, "When I was in here, having someone like to see that is actually made it out and has recovered fully, was a huge thing."
- Anderson and his brother raised more than $22,000 for the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation during the marathon. He said, "If I'm having like a hard mile or something, I just like think about running for those people that can't and are trying to recover.
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High school senior runs Chicago Marathon less than a year after being paralyzed
"One of the hardest things I've ever done." | High school senior Wyatt Anderson ran the Chicago Marathon on Sunday, less than a year after a spinal cord injury left him paralyzed.
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