Amy Dixon is a wine expert who has been blind since the age of 22 and has only been into triathlon for the past few years. Susanne Davis became a professional triathlete way back in the 1990’s and her goal was to be in the first ever Olympic Triathlon back in 2000. They have now…
Katie Zaferes knew very little about the sport of triathlon while she was running cross country, track and the steeple for Syracuse University. But when she did find the sport, she quickly became one of the very best. Katie turned pro in 2013, had a couple of top ten finishes at WTS races in 2014,…
22-year-old Ben Kanute may have finished 20th at the ITU World Championship in his hometown of Chicago in September, but he certainly didn’t go down without a fight. He was aggressive throughout the bike, took the lead during the run, and impressed everyone with his fearless style of racing. A triathlete since the age of…
In her hall of fame career, Michellie Jones won two ITU World Championships, an Olympic silver medal, the first ever XTERRA World Championship and the 2006 Ironman World Championship. Now she is racing with hearing and vision impaired triathlete Katie Kelly to, hopefully, bring home a Paralympic medal from Rio in 2016. Subscribe to…
Imagine being great at soccer, but having your eyesight deteriorate to the point where you could barely see the ball. Imagine making the high school swim team, but having your teammates take advantage of your disability by putting icy hot in your underwear. Imagine dealing with depression to the point of becoming suicidal. Then imagine…