Myron Jucha was weighing in at over 300 pounds a little over two years ago. Now he is 100 pounds lighter and getting ready to ride his bike 620 miles in seven days down the California coastline as part of the Challenged Athletes Foundation’s Million Dollar Challenge. Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO…
The date was October 17, 2015 and long-time open water swimmer Tony Lee and a friend were going for a two miler to the Mokulua Islands and back from Lanikai Beach on the island of Oahu. On the way back, still half a mile from shore, Tony was attacked by a tiger shark and his…
Editor’s Note: I wrote this about David Bailey as part of our pre-race coverage of the 2009 Ironman World Championship It was the day after the 2008 Ironman World Championship. David Bailey, who had been one of the best motocross athletes on the planet before he was paralyzed, was barreling down the Queen Ka’ahumanu…
Dan Williamson is a long-time triathlete and the founder and CEO of Aspen Medical Products. Dan and his team have also been involved with the Challenged Athletes Foundation since 2002 and have been the title sponsor of the Aspen Medical Products San Diego Triathlon Challenge since 2008. Dan came in studio to chat about first…
Meredith Kessler has completed 61 Ironman races in her career and won 11. Add to that twenty-two 70.3 wins and you have an epic career. Meredith is a new mom, an athlete about to turn 40, and a huge supporter of the Challenged Athletes Foundation. This was simply a great conversation with someone who spent…
On October 6, 2017, high school quarterback Alex Ruiz from Temecula was tackled and fell awkwardly to the ground. The injury was so severe he ended up having his right leg amputated below the knee. On May 11th he was surprised with a high-tech Ossur prosthetic leg by his hero, fellow quarterback, and Super Bowl…
Craig Cunningham was a professional hockey player with both the Boston Bruins and the Phoenix Coyotes. On November 19, 2016, while with the Coyotes’ minor league affiliate the Tucson Roadrunners, Cunningham collapsed on the ice and paramedics immediately started chest compressions. His heart stopped for 83 minutes and it took a very unique surgery to…
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…
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…
Sarah Reinertsen just ran seven half marathons in seven days on seven continents with the World Marathon Challenge. She takes us through the highs and lows of an amazing week! Subscribe to Babbittville Radio on iTunes Sponsors Subscribe to Newsletter CREDO Tri SFuels Endurance Zone TV Velofix Links Babbittville Radio on Apple Podcasts Babbitt…