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! …
Because these go to 11….. Even though I left Competitor in 2014, I will always treasure the brand that I am proud to have created and nurtured with my partner Lois Schwartz. I have kept copies of every issue we produced, from our first issue in June of 1987, through 2012. In my mind, being…
Jim Knaub was an Olympic Trials pole vaulter before he was paralyzed back in 1978. During his career his won the wheelchair division of the Boston Marathon five times and the Los Angeles Marathon three times. His biggest impact, though, was on the paralyzed kids and adults who he served as a role model for.…
David Bailey was one of the top motocross racers in the world when he was paralyzed during an early season race in 1987. He came on to chat about his early days in motocross, his classic race in 1986 against Ricky Johnson in Anaheim Stadium in front of 70,000 people plus the accident, and how…