Three years ago, Patrick Downes lost his left leg in the Boston Marathon bombings while spectating with his wife near the finish line.

Wearing a prosthesis and holding his hands above his head, Downes crossed that same finish line, becoming the first Boston bombing amputee to complete the entire marathon on foot. He reached the finish line at 2:46 p.m. in a time of 5:56:46.

“I ran with the city in my heart—Martin, Sean, Lingzi, Krystle,” Downes told WBZ, naming the people who died in the bombings and the aftermath.

His wife, Jessica, who lost both legs in the explosion, joined him for an embrace just beyond the finish on Boylston Street. He ran with a tiny medallion displaying her picture clasped to his shoelaces.

Adrianne Haslet, a bombing survivor and the only other amputee to register for this year’s race, reached the halfway point in 4:47. It was unclear whether she would continue on to the finish line. Another 29 survivors, all members of the group 4.15 Strong, started this year’s race in Hopkinton.

Update: Adrianne Haslet finished the marathon at about 7:15 p.m. on Monday evening, after she spent about 10 hours on the course. More on her story is available here.

Kit Fox Special Projects Editor Kit has been a health, fitness, and running journalist for the past five years.

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