Gearing up for the 4th annual Achilles Connecticut Hope & Possibility® races presented by Cigna, we’re talking to athletes and guides to share stories about who they are and what brought them to our Chapter. Enjoy! When we first met Liz Bottner, we suspected that this blind West Haven resident was one tough cookie. And […]
Read More Liz Bottner: Blind-hockey league goalie, now conquering running!
Gearing up for the 4th annual Achilles Connecticut Hope & Possibility® races presented by Cigna, we’re talking to athletes and guides to share stories about who they are and what brought them to our Chapter. Enjoy! Joe Stone is a multisport athlete and coach who began handcycling with Achilles Connecticut in 2018. In this interview, […]
Read More Joe Stone: Inspiring and motivating other trauma survivors
Gearing up for the 4th annual Achilles Connecticut Hope & Possibility® races presented by Cigna, we’re talking to athletes and guides to share stories about who they are and what brought them to our Chapter. Enjoy! One of the many fresh new faces to the Connecticut Chapter this year is Renzo Rios Nino. Part of […]
Read More Renzo Rios Nino: My superpower would be to cure others’ disabilities
Gearing up for the 4th annual Achilles Connecticut Hope & Possibility® races presented by Cigna, we’re talking to athletes and guides to share stories about who they are and what brought them to our Chapter. Enjoy! Behind the scenes, LyLy is a volunteer extraordinaire – a guide for several years, whose lightning attention to detail, […]
Read More LyLy Hin: I feel blessed to share my love of runningFrom the Glastonbury Citizen: May 10, 2019(article with photo archived below) Susanne Cesana is more than just “visually impaired.” She is, she says bluntly, “Blind.” But that’s not stopping the 65-year-old Glastonbury resident from taking part in this Saturday’s Bill Landers Building Bridges Memorial 5K Run/Walk. With the help of a volunteer athlete from Achilles […]
Read More Lack of Eyesight Doesn’t Hold Back Local RunnerMilford resident won’t let her new disabilities define her Achilles Connecticut athlete Gail Bruno has earned the title “Survivor” – several times over. As a 20-something, Gail sustained a head-and-neck injury in the workplace. Recovery involved nine months of therapy. Flash forward to September 11, 2001. Gail had recently arrived to her workplace. The Twin […]
Read More Meet Three-time Survivor and Achilles Athlete, Gail BrunoConnecticut athlete who defied odds to speak at July Achilles Connecticut events On race courses, Colleen Kelly Alexander prefers to blend in with the other athletes who are giving it their all. Her backstory is an extraordinary one – an athlete who, by all logic, should have died in a horrific accident on a road […]
Read More Achilles Member/Author Colleen Kelly Alexander Shares Her Story of ‘Gratitude’It started with the shirts. It continues, for Achilles athlete Mike Tubiak and his frequent guide, Laura LaRiviere, with their being named Achilles Connecticut Chapter’s Athlete and Volunteer of 2017. Ask Achilles athlete Mike and his frequent guide, Laura, how they got first got involved with the Connecticut Chapter of Achilles International, and for both, […]
Read More Meet Achilles Connecticut’s Athlete and Volunteer of 2017!
This year, as in several years past, Cigna is the sponsor for the Walt Disney World Marathon Weekend. I had the pleasure of being invited to the blogger meetup event taking place this weekend. Prior to the races this year, I want to share some inspirational stories with you to give you some encouragement if […]
Read More 2017 runDisney Marathon Weekend Race Inspiration – Nicole Gaines
February 16, 2017 | Michael Lo Presti Source: https://www.rundisney.com/blog/articles/Running-as-a-Guide-for-Achilles-The-Shift-fromSelf-to-Other/ In some ways, running can be considered a selfish sport. It’s all about you, and the time you personally dedicate to getting in your miles or crossing that finish line. After nearly 20 years of running races ranging from 5Ks to ultramarathons, I know […]
Read More Running as a Guide for Achilles: The Shift from Self to Other
