Dare2Tri Paralympic Hopefulls

This morning on ABC7 Chicago, viewers were treated to a segment on Chicago's Dare2Tri Paratriathlon Club founded four years ago by Keri Serota, Melissa Stockwell, and Daniel Tun. Today's segmented featured two athletes from the Dare2Tri club who also happen to be talented athletes and splendid individuals, Mary Kate Callahan and Kendall Gretsch. For more, please follow the below link to a story by reporter, Karen Meyer.

Dare2Tri Paratriathlon Club Camp Volunteer Request

Dare2Tri Paratriathlon Club has been a Chicago based organization helping paratriathletes of various ages and abilities get to the start line and through the finish line of triathlons since 2011. Military veterans with physical disabilities and individuals with various degrees of visual impairments or blindness have benefited from the work Dare2Tri does in Chicago. Over time, members of the club have included those in other parts of the country. In fact, this year, many of those who have been selected to the Elite Team live outside of Illinois. Each year, Dare2Tri organizes a weekend training camp for newcomers and experienced advanced athletes alike. Dare2Tri is hosting said camp this weekend in Pleasant Prairie, Wi. At the end of the camp, a Tri It Triathlon takes place for campers to show off what they learned throughout the camp. Again, people with different levels of experience in the swim, bike, run disciplines take part in the camp and race. Dare2Tri is still in need of volunteers for the camp and Sunday closing race. If you wish to volunteer, please log on to the following link and register or pass it along to others who may have interest in joining the good folks at Dare2Tri for a weekend of rewarding inspiring fun!

An Evening With Ironman Chris Lieto

Tonight, Monday, June 2, 2014, C Different Foundation, Base Performance, Do More Than Sport, Fitness Formula Clubs, and others welcome Ironman Triathlon champion, Chris Lieto to Chicago. He will offer stories on nutrition, training, and racing. There will also be a question and answer section as well as auction and dinner. All proceeds will benefit C Different Foundation founded by Matt Miller and Do More Than Sport, a Chris Lieto production. It will be a great opportunity to meet an Ironman as well as hear stories of how Chris believes strongly in finding a higher purpose or cause for which to race. Chris is a champion on and off the course.

One of the highlights of the evening will be 2013 Mideast Regional Paratriathlon Champion and 2013 USA National Champion, Israel Antonio sharing his journey with all those present. It will be a night to remember. I hope you will take the time to read more about at the following link. I hope to see you there tonight.

Amazing Amanda Updates Her Site

There are many web sites I visit on a daily basis. From news, to sports, to the financial pages, I try my best to stay informed. My favorite sites though are the ones featuring my friends. Whether they are writing race reports or filling readers in on latest projects, I get the biggest kick from pals doing what they do best. My favorite site to visit features the beautiful, talented, amazing, gifted, and sexy, Amanda Marcheschi! She is such a splendid actress, model, singer, dancer, friend, and woman. She just updated her page and I hope you take the time to check it out at the following link. Make sure to buy copies of the movies in which she stars. Keep an eye out for her on your television sets as she has often appeared on many commercials which air nationally in prime time.

Israel Antonio Eager To Shine In Home Paratriathlon

On Thursday, May 15, I had the great privilege of joining some national and world champion triathletes such as; Melissa Stockwell, Diana Helt, Hailey Daniswicz, Megan O'Neil, and Levi Kane as the city of Chicago and Dare2Tri Paratriathlon Club had a press conference and training session to promote the ITU Worlds Chicago triathlon race to be held the weekend of June 27-29, 2014. After speaking at the press conference, I had the chance to ride a tandem bicycle piloted by Ironman triathlete, Daniel Tun. I have the privilege of being interviewed by Brian Sandalow who then posted this piece. I share it with you now.

Nicole Williams Kesten Interviews Israel Antonio

Earlier this week, I had the great privilege of answering some questions posed by the lovely and talented, Nicole Williams Kesten. The interview has now been posted. Please take a moment to read it at the link I provide at the end of this post.

A quick thank you to Nicole for taking the time to ask me the questions. Thank you Jenna Parker for putting me in a position to get interviews. Thank you C Different Foundation and founder, Matt Miller. Thank you Base Performance for supporting me in 2014. Thank you Dare2Tri and Pinnacle Performance Company for always being there too.

Happy Mother's Day 2014!

To you, my wonderful reader, I dedicate this post. I wish you, your mother, and all the wonderful mothers in the world, a very Happy Mother's Day! From my own mother to the countless mothers I am lucky to know, I hope each one of you is having a tremendous day filled with an outpouring of love and gratitude. I feel so blessed to know so many mothers. I thank you for being the splendid individuals you are on this and every day!