Updated: 9:01 AM PST, December 16, 2020 Darshit Thakrar was able to complete his three-mile 5K in about 55 minutes. With his two children, ages 9 and 5, by his side, he proudly finished the virtual race, People reported. A California man completed his dream of running a 5K, despite having lost his leg years ago in an accident, People reported. Darshit Thakrar, 41, a radiologist at Loma Linda University Hospital, proved he has the will of a superhero following an accident in 2015 that saw him lose his left leg. Thakrar was in the middle of training for a marathon when he was struck by an oncoming car as he stood on the side of the road fixing a flat tire his car had.