Hector Picard is the first double-arm amputee to finish an Ironman. Picard lost his arms in a work-related accident when 13,000 volts of electricity went through his body twice while he working on a substation transformer. He had never done a triathlon before the accident, but then life propelled him to take on swimming, biking, and running without arms. We [...]
By Patti Putnicki Professional golfers are used to fighting back—from bad shots, missed cuts and all of the other challenges that come with being on tour. Then, there is Jarrod Lyle, the winner of this year’s PGA Tour Courage Award. Lyle, an Australia native, has overcome two battles with acute myeloid leukemia in his lifetime, and is currently in the [...]
Photo: Erik Weihenmayer/Instagram By Kim Constantinesco Erik Weihenmayer has put the microscope on adventure. It doesn't matter that he can't see it. He doesn't need to. He can feel it, and he knows that it lies within. Weihenmayer is blind, but that hasn't stopped him from rock climbing, ice climbing, skiing, cycling, summiting Mt. Everest, or most recently, kayaking [...]