From our Breakfast with Bob: Nice, France Edition: Lauren Parker Lauren Parker joined us at our Challenged Athletes Foundation San Diego Triathlon Challenge in October of 2017 after being paralyzed in April of that year while training for her first Ironman as a pro. After being introduced to CAF, she received a handcycle from CAF…
On April 18, 2017, professional triathlete Lauren Parker from Australia was just a few weeks from her first Ironman as a pro when both tires flatted at the same time during a training ride and she ended up paralyzed from the waist down. In October, the Challenged Athletes Foundation brought Lauren to San Diego for…
Aussie Lauren Parker had finished tenth and second in her age group at the Ironman World Championship. In April of this year she was training for Ironman Australia when both bike tires flatted at the same time and she ended up paralyzed. Three months after her accident we chatted about what she has been through…