Alex Roca, the first athlete in the world with a 76% physical disability to complete a marathon

alex rock he became the first athlete in the world with a 76% physical disability to complete a marathon, a feat he accomplished this Sunday by crossing the Zurich Marató Barcelona 2023 finish line in 5:50:51. Roca, ambassador of the FC Barcelona Foundation and currently the only Nike athlete with cerebral palsy in the world, in the sixth month, he fell ill with herpetic viral encephalitis, which caused cerebral palsy and disability of 76%.

The Catalan decided to prepare to run a marathon and be able to send his message. “The limit is up to you and if you want to achieve a goal, regardless of the difficulties you have, with attitude, willpower, perseverance and resilience, you can achieve anything you set your mind to. And if you don’t get it, you’ll give it your all and you should feel satisfied,” he declared.

Álex Roca, 32, has previously completed five triathlons, one aquatlon, five half marathons (Barcelona 2019, 2022 and 2023, Granollers 2023, New York and Miami 2022), Titan Desert 2019 and Pilgrim Race 2018.

The road was not easy, he had many difficulties to find the ideal form of nutrition and hydration during the race, but thanks to the great team of professionals who accompanied him, he succeeded. Throughout the journey, he went hand in hand with YoPro, a brand of products that ensure optimal preparation and good muscle recovery.

In addition, throughout the journey he was accompanied by the most important people in his life: his friends and family, as well as Valentí Sanjuan, an ultra-distance athlete and tapewho streamed the entire race live on his Twitch channel.

I MADE HISTORY!

The first person in the WORLD with a 76% disability who managed to finish a MARATHON: 42, 195 km ✊🠻✊🠻✊🠻

This is possible thanks to ALL of my team. Thanks to EVERYONE who supported, I HAVE NO WORDS… 🫶 pic.twitter.com/XjnQtDmKFN

— Alex Roca Campillo (@alexroca91) March 19, 2023