 Ben Simmons
Above Knee Amputee Stats: Date of Birth: July 5th, 1974 Current Residence: New York City Occupation: Finance Sports: Running, Cycling Ben was born with a rare birth defect called proximal focal femur deficiency, which resulted in an above-the-knee amputation of his left leg at age 11. He always lived a full active life, but a move to the United States in 2005 opened new doors for him, giving him the opportunity to run for the first time with a custom designed prosthesis. In May 2008, he ran his first half marathon, and completed his first marathon in New York City in November of that year. In preparing for the marathon, Ben was filmed for an NBC show on first-time marathoners with special challenges, which aired to 850,000 people nationwide. Ben has also completed 100-mile bike rides and has other special skills resulting from his condition including the ability to crack walnuts in his artificial knee joint. 2006 Aspire 10K: 58:12 2008 Aspire 10K: 57:30
Grete's Great Gallop Half Marathon: 2:05:17
New York City Marathon: 4:54:55 Live Life Without Limitations!
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