Two people I was greatly looking forward to chatting with at the Boston Marathon for Postcards from Boston, were Roseann Sdoia and Adrian Broca, two exceptional people with incredible stories to tell who embody Boston Strong Check out my story on Roseann: And here’s the Hyland’s Postcards from the Finish Line feature on Adrian: …
Andre Kajlich lost both of his legs above the knee back in 2003 in Prague. When it comes to endurance, he has literally done it all including numerous Ironman and Ultraman races. Next up? On June 13th he will attempt to become the first handcyclist to complete the 3,000 mile Race Across America while raising…
When Jan Frodeno was in San Diego for Ironman 70.3 Oceanside, he came to the Challenged Athletes Foundation headquarters for a Q&A with the Triathlon Club of San Diego. We began the event with a presentation of a racing chair to a young athlete with spina bifida who wants to race with his high school…
Sarah Reinertsen is the first single-above-knee amputee woman to finish the Ironman World Championship, starred on the Amazing Race, and is a huge part of the Ossur/CAF sports clinics that are coming to the Nike campus on April 8th. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance …
Oz Sanchez was paralyzed in a motorcycle accident right after leaving the Marines to become a Navy SEAL. With the help and support of CAF’s Operation Rebound, Oz has been to three Paralympic games racing his handcycle and has won two golds, two silvers, and two bronze medals. “CAF paid for the medal,” he insisted.…
Dani Burt lost control of her motorcycle back in 2004 and tumbled 65 feet down the side of a mountain road. She came out of a five week coma to find that her right leg had been amputated above the knee. Dani is now a U.S. champion in adaptive surfing and a physical therapist. …
Jamie Whitmore had won 37 XTERRA races, six national titles, and one world championship by the time she was forced to retire at the age of 31. But as we’ve seen so many times before, when one door closes in life, sometimes another one opens. Jamie’s journey to Paralympic Gold and Silver in 2016 is…
He has won the handcycle division of the Ironman Triathlon World Championship five times, but that is only a small part of the Carlos Moleda story. We chat about his life as a Navy SEAL, being pinned down with his platoon in Panama where a number of his closest friends died, and his promise to…
Ben Duffy’s new film ‘Tin Soldiers,’ premieres on July 28th at the Challenged Athletes Foundation headquarters. The film does an amazing job of showcasing the lives, the sports, and the day-to-day struggles of a variety of challenged athletes and their families. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri…
Alana Nichols was paralyzed when she was 17 years old back in 2000. Two years later she discovered wheelchair basketball and by 2008 she won a Paralympic Gold Medal. Two years later she won two more Gold Medals, this time in the winter Paralympics on the mono ski. She is now getting ready for Rio to…