BREAKING BARRIERS
Few regret taking up triathlon. So often a catalyst for transforming our lives in a positive way, swim, bike and run can improve our physical, mental and emotional health, bringing movement, fun, camaraderie and competition whatever our age or ability.
It also sets an example to those close to us, encouraging loved ones to become that little bit more active. For some though, the message stretches even further. There are those for whom tri has become a vehicle to break down barriers – often in unassuming ways – and show thousands that what seemed impossible, is achievable.
Over the next four pages we’ll learn from five of these inspiring individuals. It’ll take us from North Devon and mum-of-two Caroline Bramwell, who took up triathlon after having a stoma bag fitted, to Sam Holness, an autistic triathlete from London trying to make a career from swim, bike and run.
We’ll also drop in with Haseeb Ahmad, a British-Pakistani who set the world record for the fastest Ironman time by a blind athlete, and Sika Henry of the USA, the first African-American triathlete to earn her pro card. But we’ll start with a young woman whose shock of blonde hair seems as unconstrained as her enthusiasm, as she battles back from a life-changing bike crash to focus on a future in paratri...
Defining what’s possible
“Never in life are you excited about putting your own socks on, but I get ecstatic about such, every day has been a breakthrough after suffering a bike crash two years ago when she collided with a tractor.
