Game Changers at the Ironman Triathlon What I love about the sport of triathlon, and Ironman in particular, is that it is an equal opportunity abuser: it doesn’t matter if you are black or brown, tall or short, paralyzed or missing body parts. If you would like to take on the challenge of 2.4 miles…
Jim Knaub is a wheelchair racing legend with five Boston Marathon wins and three at the LA Marathon. He was an Olympic Trials pole vaulter on his way to a workout on his motorcycle when a car turned into him and his life was changed forever. His motto? Why walk when you can fly! …
Joe Delagrave was playing football at Winona State back in 2004. He and some friends were out on the Mississippi River when their boat hit the bottom of the river and Joe was thrown from his chair and became a quadriplegic. We chat about his journey to a bronze medal at the 2012 Paralympics in…
Daniel Romanchuk is 20 years old and just became the youngest racing chair Boston Marathon champion and the first American champion in that division since the great Jim Knaub won his fifth title there way back in 1993. What did Daniel do to back up that performance? Win the London Marathon two weeks later. …
4:29 miler Sean English was on his way to church with his family in early April 2017 when a Jeep with six passengers inside rolled over on the highway. His family stopped to help and Sean was hit by an impaired driver and ended up losing his leg below the knee. Seven months after getting…
Shaina Allen and Mike Esposito were creating a promotional video on The Miami Heat Wheels wheelchair basketball team when they realized that the stories unfolding in front of them were incredible. The award winning documentary they created, ‘The Rebound’ is now available on Netflix and at reboundthefilm.com. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO…
Lacey Henderson was diagnosed with a tumor in her knee when she was nine and had her leg amputated above the knee the next year. She was a cheerleader in high school and college, found para track in 2012, and ran the 100 and long jumped in the 2016 Paralympics in Rio. Next up? Hopefully…
Jacob Pacheco was born with Spastic Cerebral Palsy, but that’s just the beginning of his amazing story. He has a master’s degree in sports coaching and has become a top adaptive surfer who chronicles his journeys through his video blog Prone to Ride. Jacob’s message is a simple one. “Athletes with disabilities deserve the same opportunities…
Kirstie Ennis graduated high school at 15 and enlisted in the Marines when she was 17. After six years serving as an aerial gunner on helicopters, she survived a crash during a mission over Afghanistan but was seriously injured. Despite losing her left leg above the knee, undergoing 38 surgeries, and having to have her…
Jarryd Wallace was the Georgia High School State Champion at both 800 and 1600 meters. He was diagnosed with Compartment Syndrome in his shin and, after complications from surgery, he lost his right leg below the knee. Before he had his leg amputated he found a list of track records for amputees and he told…