Lt. Cmdr. Justin Legg knows a thing or two about endurance.
When the retired Navy SEAL runs in a half-marathon Sunday in Virginia Beach, every step will represent a triumph over the leukemia that nearly killed him, and every breath will be drawn by a set of lungs from the 19-year-old man who inspires him, even in death. Legg, who received the double-lung transplant just two years ago knows he won't set a personal best, but he won't quit, either. For him, obstacles exist to be overcome.
“I believe firmly that we should do something every day that keeps us challenged,” Legg, 34, told FoxNews.com as he prepared for the race. “For me it’s important to overcome.”
Legg spent a decade in the elite military unit and was in Iraq six years ago when he was diagnosed with the dreaded disease. Over the next several years, he endured endless rounds of chemotherapy and radiation treatment. His body rejected a bone marrow transplant, causing the new blood cells to attack his skin, liver, lungs and eyes. Finally, both of Legg's lungs collapsed and he slipped into a coma in the summer of 2010. When he awoke, not only did he have to learn to walk all over again, he found out he had only months to live if he didn't get the life-saving transplant.
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