Justin Phongsavanh was at a McDonald’s in Iowa with a friend in 2015. He was an 18 year old high school track and field and rugby athlete with his entire life in front of him. A US Army veteran, dealing with PTSD, emerged from the McDonald’s, went to his car, grabbed a gun and proceeded…
Andre Kajlich was a 24 year old student living in Prague in 2003 when he was run over by a train and lost both legs above the knee. He has since become one of the world’s most decorated endurance athletes by winning the Ironman World Championship in the Handcycle Division, completing the Ultraman World Championship,…
Jamal Hill was ten years old when all of a sudden he lost the use of his lower arms and lower legs. It turned out that he had a genetic disease called CMT that affected his extremities. For years he was embarrassed about having the disease and told no one. At the age of 23,…
Jamie Whitmore won 37 XTERRA titles and one world championship in her amazing career. But her pro career was cut short when a cancerous tumor had to be cut out of her sciatic nerve, which ended her ability to run forever. But the woman known as J-DAWG re-invented herself and took home a gold and…
James Sa’s life changed forever on July 31, 2011 when he became a quadriplegic after being injured during an obstacle course race in Michigan. Watching the movie ‘Murder Ball’ while in rehab helped James find the sport of Quad Rugby that is now a huge part of his life. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter…
David Bailey was on the very top of the motocross world when he was paralyzed in January of 1987. He came back from that tragedy to have three epic battles in Kona with Navy SEAL Carlos Moleda in the handcycle division. In this conversation David takes us through his journey to the very top in…
Greg Cohen is a personal trainer in LA who was diagnosed in 2017 with a rare and incurable auto immune disease called Scleroderma. After getting over the shock of the diagnosis, he decided to train for the 2018 LA Marathon. After running LA again in 2019, the goal for Greg now is to run four…
Rob Mendez was born without arms or legs but overcame every obstacle in his way to coach high school football. This summer he was honored by ESPN with the 2019 Jimmy V Award for Perseverance. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts…
CAF’s Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah, from Ghana, went from shining shoes on a street corner to riding a bike across his country on one leg on a mountain bike to having a movie made on his life that was narrated by Oprah. Can one person change the plight of the disabled in their country? Emmanuel would…
Charley French is 93 years old, was born in 1926, fought in World War II, helped to create the modern ski goggles, and was working with Boone Lennon at Scott USA and tested out the first pair of aerodynamic handlebars that totally changed the sports of triathlon and cycling. Besides that, he is still out…