Photo courtesy of Kelli Tanghe By Kim Constantinesco Team Ari is their name. Making disabilities disappear is their game. On October 9, 2016, Kelli Tanghe, and her 16-year-old daughter, Arianna, became the first mother-daughter duo team to ever finish the Chicago Marathon. With Ari keeping morale high in her special racing chair, Kelli pushed over 160 pounds [...]
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. It's never too late to try something new. Imogene Greene is 86 years old and she didn't become a runner until last year. After walking in a 5K, she decided she "might as well join the crowd.” So, the Ider, Ala. resident started training three days a week for three months [...]
Rudy Garcia-Tolson and Robin Williams. Photo: Challenged Athletes Foundation. Robin Williams may be gone, but he's still bringing smiles to the faces of others. And, not just on screen. Williams was an avid cyclist who collected bikes, whether custom made or off the rack. "He admired his bicycles as design objects and marvels of engineering, liked to discuss [...]
University of Michigan golfer Nick Carlson received the coolest piece of mail ever. Ten days after Arnold Palmer passed away, Carlson received a congratulatory note from the legend. Carlson advanced to the semifinals of the U.S. Amateur Championship in August despite being ranked 1,981st on the World Amateur List, according to Golf.com. The gritty performance left quite an impression on [...]
Photo: Joe McCladdie In late June, 72-year-old Wally Hesseltine toed the start line at the Western States 100 - a legendary and brutal 100-mile trail run that starts on a Squaw Valley ski run and finishes on a high school track in Auburn, Calif. His goal? Become the oldest person to ever finish the race. The only thing [...]
Dallas is still going strong in their effort to honor the five police officers who were killed in the downtown shooting on July 7. When the Dallas Stars take the ice in their home opener against the Anaheim Ducks Thursday night, players will wear the badges of the officers on their helmets. Tonight, the Dallas Stars will honor the five [...]
Golfers know that the perfect swing doesn't necessarily lie in the body. Much of the battle is in the mind. Take a look at this golfer, who has one leg. He demonstrates that good tempo and balance can be achieved even with a missing limb. We're not sure who he is or what his story is, but we can't pass [...]
Tim Tebow may have gone 0-for-3 and run head first into a wall in his first Arizona Fall League game, but what he did mere feet from the diamond won't be the bud of any jokes. While Tebow was signing for fans, a man had a seizure in the stands. According to ESPN's Adam Rubin, Tebow made sure his airway [...]
Remember Becky "Icebox" O'Shea from the 1994 movie, Little Giants? She was the talented tough-as-nails quarterback who was cut during tryouts just because she was a girl. She and the less-talented players who were also cut started their own underdog team coached by Rick Moranis. Meet the real life Icebox, Kelly Macnamara. She may not be throwing touchdowns, but she's [...]
Photo: Michael Somsan - Blind Ironman/Facebook It doesn't matter that Michael Somsan is completely blind. He still crossed the finish line at the 2016 IRONMAN World Championship. Somsan navigated Kona's 2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike ride, and 26.2-mile run with training partner and guide, Dominic Bernardo. The 46-year-old Army veteran and attorney from Gilbert, Ariz. lost his sight at [...]