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Maj. Kent Solheim rides his hand bike down the chute of the 113th Boston Marathon on April 22, 2009. Solheim, a Special Forces soldier and Wounded Warrior, has been riding the hand bike for approximately seven weeks and was the third hand bike racer to finish the marathon.

Maj. Kent Solheim rides his hand bike down the chute of the 113th Boston Marathon.

Maj. Kent Solheim rides his hand bike down the chute of the 113th Boston Marathon on April 22, 2009. Solheim, a Special Forces soldier and Wounded Warrior, has been riding the hand bike for approximately seven weeks and was the third hand bike racer to finish the marathon.

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