Our top stories from the first month of 2017 dipped into the world of golf, mountain biking, and skiing to name a few. Take a look at the list and notice that a sports reporter, not an athlete, actually grabbed the No. 1 spot. 5. Willpower Is The Key According To The First Person With Dwarfism To Complete An Ironman [...]
Photo by Matthew Muise/Boston Marathon By Kim Constantinesco Many people know him now as the first person with dwarfism to complete an Ironman. But there's so much more to 50-year-old John "The Hammer" Young, and his story. Sure, the high school math teacher from Salem, Mass. made triathlon history when he crossed the finish line at IRONMAN [...]
John Young is no stranger to doubters. Because he stands just 4'4," he's had people tell him his entire life that he can't do certain things. Now, Young has done something most haven't: cross the finish line of an Ironman triathlon. Young just became the first person with dwarfism to ever finish the monster three-part race, which includes a 2.4-mile [...]