On this episode of Le Run Down I spoke with a Para Athletics Team Canada track and field star Nate Riesh.
He comes from a family of gifted elite athletes and for Nate, it wasn’t any different. He excelled in baseball and his future in the sport looked bright, but suddenly a golf accident took that away.
Nate was paralyzed on his right side but after years of therapy, he found running. He now competes on the world stage as a 800 and 1500meter runner but if not for the support of family and friends, he would not be where he is today. (His words, not ours).
News:
https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/what-runners-can-learn-from-platypuses/ (https://runningmagazine.ca/the-scene/what-runners-can-learn-from-platypuses/)
https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/gear/tips-for-buying-running-shoes-online/ (https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/gear/tips-for-buying-running-shoes-online/)
Interview:
https://paralympic.ca/team-canada/nathan-riech (https://paralympic.ca/team-canada/nathan-riech)
https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/nathan-riech-wins-1500m-gold-to-close-out-wpa-championships/ (https://runningmagazine.ca/sections/runs-races/nathan-riech-wins-1500m-gold-to-close-out-wpa-championships/)
https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn/canada-has-new-paralympic-middle-distance-running-star-in-nate-riech (https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn/canada-has-new-paralympic-middle-distance-running-star-in-nate-riech)
https://www.cbc.ca/sports/paralympics/riech-wins-gold-stewart-wins-silver-world-para-athletics-dubai-1.5360744 (https://www.cbc.ca/sports/paralympics/riech-wins-gold-stewart-wins-silver-world-para-athletics-dubai-1.5360744)
https://www.tsn.ca/canada-has-new-paralympic-middle-distance-running-star-in-nate-riech-1.1132884 (https://www.tsn.ca/canada-has-new-paralympic-middle-distance-running-star-in-nate-riech-1.1132884)