Adam Popp is a 12-year combat veteran of the Air Force with deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan. In 2007, while working to disarm a roadside bomb in Afghanistan, Adam was injured by a secondary IED resulting in the amputation of his right leg above the knee. In the years following his injury, Adam endeavored to find meaning and purpose. Ultimately, he found that running, sports, and advocacy work was his path to fulfillment and self-actualization. Adam is an eight-time Guinness World Record holder, has five 100-mile finishes, and won the 2024 Boston Marathon’s Para Elite division and set a world best at the London Marathon just six days later.