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Lance Bombardier James Simpson of the Royal Artillery with head coach Michael Cohen during a training session on August 4, 2013 in woods near Otley, Leeds ahead, of the Spartan Race he is competing in September. The soldier who lost both his legs in a explosion in Afghanistan has been described as an inspiration by the organisers of an extreme challenge dubbed “the obstacle race from hell”. L/Bdr Simpson, 27, is set to be the first double amputee to take part in a Spartan Race event. Spartan Race is an open country run punctuated with a range of punishing, surprise obstacles – from mud crawls and ice-pit plunges to cargo-net climbs and fire-log leaps. (Photo by Anna Gowthorpe/PA Wire)
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