In 2017, Kayleigh Williamson made history by becoming the first person with Down syndrome to finish the Austin half-marathon. Now she's a seasoned pro. The 28-year-old didn't only run her third straight Austin Marathon. She crushed it. After finishing the 13.1-mile course in 6 hours, 22 minutes and 57 seconds the first year and 4 hours and 36 minutes the [...]
Holocaust survivor Nat Shaffir, 81, didn't start running until he was 65, but when he did, he discovered something magical: The sport gives him the endurance to share his life story. Shaffir gives tours of the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C., and tells visitors about his life, which started in Romania, but suddenly took a major turn. "One of our [...]
Kevin Durant is one of the NBA's biggest stars, but he's becoming so much more than that to a younger generation. The 30-year-old nine-time All-Star from the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday opened College Track at The Durant Center, an after-school facility in Prince George County, Md., that will help usher underserved children into college and beyond. Durant is pledging [...]
Tragedy struck the Bolton family in June when they lost their husband and father, Dave Bolton, to heat stroke as they were nearing the end of a 17-mile hike in Utah. Months later, Dave's wife, Vickie, discovered five Donovan Mitchell jerseys, a gift he had intended to give all of their children. “I was having a friend make the kids [...]
Atlanta Falcons offensive lineman Ben Garland knows the sacrifices military families make all too well. The 30-year-old Colorado native attended the Air Force Academy before becoming a second lieutenant, and serving two years on active duty, where he was deployed to Jordan. Today, he's a captain with the Air National Guard 140th Security Forces Squadron. That's why he decided to [...]
Washington Redskins tight end Vernon Davis is known for making a difference on the gridiron, but the impact he makes off of it is far greater. The 13-year NFL veteran may not be going to the Super Bowl with his team, but he's sending a grieving family to the big game in Atlanta in order to bring a little light [...]
Due to inclement weather, Kansas City chiefs guard Jeff Allen nearly didn't make it to Saturday's divisional playoff game against the Indianapolis Colts. The only reason he was able to suit up in time? A homeless man who stepped in to save the day. Allen's car got stuck in the snow on the way to Arrowhead Stadium, but a man [...]
There's stamina, and then there's the kind of endurance Jasmin Paris throws down. The 35-year-old veterinarian at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland not only won the 268-mile Montane Spine Race outright, but she beat the course record, which was set by a man, by 12 hours. Add in the fact that Paris pumped breast milk for her 14-month-old daughter, [...]
The New England Patriots haven't punched their ticket to Super Bowl LIII in Atlanta, but they're already ensuring one of their biggest fans is going to be there. The team surprised 64-year-old Don Cox, the President and CEO of the Cape Cod and Massachusetts Military Support Foundations, with two tickets to the big game to honor all of the work [...]
Twenty-eight-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps doesn't have to be in a pool to make a splash, and he's proving that in retirement. The 33-year-old has used his platform to be an advocate in the space of mental health. He was recently honored for his work by the Ruderman Family Foundation, who named him this year's winner of the Morton E. [...]
