. >> reporter: after years of operations, scott had just about given up allope, until he spotted anotherutee in a magazine. itasarah reinertsen. she was the first single amputee woman to enter the hawaii ironman competition. story, that she was able to use her life to really do extraordinary things and impact young women.te stt thought maybe he could become an inspiration to others. >> and i saw a lot of our military men and women that were they were missing limbs. and i felt like if i could do a inspire those men and women who, in service, who have put themselves in harm's way for our freedom. rr:otnldid scott fini the ironman race, he came in under the required 17 hours. in addition to wounded soldiers, scott hopes his determination also inspires teens. >> my story is about doing the unthinkable, and encouraging people to do the unthinkable. everybody out there has a finish line. and everybody needs to cross r nie. >> reporter: scott plans to do the unthinkable twice. he's training for the inm for more information on scott, head to our website, teenkidsnews.com. >>> scientists in austr