Tag Archives: Wheelchair Racing

Rick Hansen: “If we waited until everything was perfect, we’d never start”

November 15, 2018Health, Life, SportsMan in Motion, Man in Motion World Tour, Paralymics, Rick Hansen, Rick Hansen Foundation, Rick Hansen Institute, Wheelchair RacingMartin Bauman

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When Rick Hansen set out to wheel around the world on his Man in Motion World Tour in 1985, he had hoped the tour would start off with a bang — just maybe a different kind than the one he got. Mere moments into wheeling out of the parking lot of Vancouver’s Oakridge Mall on … Continue reading Rick Hansen: “If we waited until everything was perfect, we’d never start” →

Josh Cassidy: “There are always people that will doubt us”

August 3, 2017Health, Life, SportsBeijing Olympics, Boston Marathon, Canadian Paralympic Team, Cancer, Josh Cassidy, London Marathon, London Olympics, Wheelchair RacingMartin Bauman

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Josh Cassidy stopped listening to others’ doubts years ago. Born with neuroblastoma in his spine and abdomen, and left partially-paralyzed from near-birth, Cassidy has become a three-time Canadian Paralympian and World Record-setting wheelchair athlete. Quite the accomplishment for a kid who faced coin-flip odds over whether he’d live to see his first birthday. “I think … Continue reading Josh Cassidy: “There are always people that will doubt us” →