iStock/SMNovak(NEW YORK) — When Daniel Romanchuk first started competing in marathons in 2012, his main goal was to merely keep up with the pack. Just for a mile, at least.
The next year he bumped up his expectations: stay with the group for 5 miles.
Now, Romanchuk is in the lead.
On Sunday, he will compete to become the first American man to win the NYC Marathon’s wheelchair division two years in a row.
He came in first last year with a time of 1:36:21, securing the title of the first American man to win the division and the youngest ever at just