Paralysed stone mason completes his own version of a triathlon
- last year
A stone mason who thought he’d never walk again after being left paralysed from the waist down in a work accident has completed his own adapted triathlon event.
Martyn Piercy, 47, who broke his back and neck in 2015, spent three months training for his cycle, walk and swim challenge with his cousin Stephen Piercy, 42.
He began at 8am with a 100m walk in callipers across his back garden while Stephen set off on a six-mile run, which they both completed in roughly an hour.
The pair then took to the road for a 15-mile cycle ride before heading over to their local pool, where Martyn completed a 500m swim while Stephen swam 750m.
Martyn Piercy, 47, who broke his back and neck in 2015, spent three months training for his cycle, walk and swim challenge with his cousin Stephen Piercy, 42.
He began at 8am with a 100m walk in callipers across his back garden while Stephen set off on a six-mile run, which they both completed in roughly an hour.
The pair then took to the road for a 15-mile cycle ride before heading over to their local pool, where Martyn completed a 500m swim while Stephen swam 750m.