ASHBURN, Va. -- Less than a year after part of his leg was amputated, Johnathon Holsey was midway through his first New York City marathon facing another obstacle. Or, more precisely, a curb. Holsey was riding a hand-crank bike, but after striking the curb, a tire blew. With no chance for a repair, he had a decision to make.
The father of Washington Redskins rookie cornerback Josh Holsey could quit, or he could do something he'd never done before: run, and walk, the final 13 miles of the race with a prosthetic leg that wasn't designed for heavy running.