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Tatyana McFadden & Josh George Qualify To Rio!
TeamUSA Tatyana McFadden has proven to be the world’s top wheelchair marathoner. Now she’ll have an opportunity to prove it at the Rio de Janeiro 2016 Paralympic Games. McFadden easily won the Chicago Marathon women’s wheelchair race on Sunday — her fifth straight Chicago victory, and putting her one shy of an unprecedented third…
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Tatyana McFadden Wins Chicago Marathon & Punches Ticket To Rio
NBC Chicago Tatyana McFadden won her fifth consecutive Chicago Marathon Sunday in the women’s wheelchair race, finishing with an unofficial time of 1 hour, 41 minutes and 10 seconds. “The city really moved me today,” she said after her big win. “I heard my name shouted across each mile. It’s really exciting that Chicago…
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Scale A Mountain With One Of The World’s Top Female Rock Climbers, Sasha DiGiulian
TIME Sasha DiGiulian was told that “little girls don’t belong on the Eiger.” On Aug. 29, she proved her critics wrong when she summited the north face of the Eiger after a difficult three-day climb. Not only is DiGiulian the first female to ascend one of the most challenging routes on Europe’s most notorious…
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26 Thoughts That Go Through Tatyana McFadden’s Head During A Marathon
TeamUSA Tatyana McFadden competes in the 800-meter race at the ParAthletics Grand Prix on May 30, 2015 in Nottwil, Switzerland. It’s been said that marathons are 10-percent physical and 90-percent mental. If there’s anyone who can vouch for that, it’s Tatyana McFadden. The four-time Paralympian has mastered both the physical and mental aspects of…
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