MIAMI — Alfredo De Los Santos was at his lowest point when Achilles International suggested he attempt a marathon. He had just lost his right leg in Afghanistan about eight months earlier. He tried to commit suicide twice since being hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland. De Los Santos thought the pitch was some sort of cruel joke.“I was like, ‘What’s wrong with these people?’ De Los Santos said. ‘Can’t they see I’m missing a leg?’”Representatives from Achilles showed him the handcycle, though, and De Los Santos decided to give it a shot. He raced for the fir…

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