Marko Cheseto came from Kenya to run collegiate track and cross country in Alaska, of all places. After his cousin committed suicide while also running in Alaska, Marko one night went for a run and ended up out in the cold for 55 hours. He ended up losing both legs below the knee. In this…
When he was 17, pro skateboarder Evan Strong borrowed his sister’s motorcycle to go to work and was hit by a drunk driver who was going 65 miles per hour and he ended up losing his left leg. Fast forward to 2018 and Evan is in South Korea to hopefully defend his gold medal in…
Billy Lister had a stroke when he was 17 years old in July of 1999. In 2011 he attended a Challenged Athletes Foundation Paratriathlon camp and got back on a bike for the first time since his stroke. That led to Billy becoming a part of the U.S. Paralympic Team and racing three events in…
Regas Woods is a double above-knee amputee track star who took home a gold medal in the long jump and a silver medal at 100 meters at the 2015 Pan Am Games and ran the 200 and long jumped in Rio at the 2016 Paralympic Games. He is also disappointed that single above-knee amputees have…
Richard Whitehead of the UK is a double above-knee amputee who has won two Paralympic gold medals, has won four consecutive world titles at 200 meters, and has run 2:42:52 for the marathon. At the age of 41, he has a lot of racing in front of him and a ton of concern for recent…
Blake Leeper is a double below knee amputee who took home both a bronze and silver medal from the track at the 2012 Paralympics in London. Two years ago he went positive for cocaine and ended up with a two year suspension from the sport he loves. Going positive was the best thing that ever…
Candace Cable was the first woman to medal in both the Summer and Winter Paralympics, and during her career she won 12 Paralympic medals. In our wide-ranging conversation we chatted about the upcoming U.S Paralympics Track and Field National Championships at UCLA from June 2-4, LA 2024, and the importance of sport. Subscribe to Babbittville…
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.…
Hunter Woodhall is 17 years old and one of the top five high school runners at 400 meters and in the top 20 at 200 meters. But the Paralympic silver and bronze medalist from the Paralympics in Rio can’t even get a return phone call from a division one coach. Do you think he is…
At the age of 22, Amy Dixon realized that her eye sight was disappearing. We discuss her journey to becoming one of best visually impaired triathletes in the world with Amy and her 2016 teammate Susanne Davis. Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV…