After years of battling with debilitating illnesses, Sydney Marshburn had no option but to amputate her left leg above the knee just last summer in August of 2021. On the road to recovery, Sydney won an entry for the SBT GRVL race from Click Medical and quickly set out on a training regimen to get…

Running as an Amputee At thirty-three-years-old, Sidney Smith was recovering from having both of his feet amputated and was wheelchair-bound when he discovered the IronMan competition. Despite being an athlete, he had never heard of IronMan, the pinnacle of long distance marathons that combines cycling, swimming and running. As Sidney watched athletes on the television…

South African cyclist Stephen Drew lost his leg above the knee in a shocking motorbike accident. But even as he was warned about a long, potentially limited recovery, the lifelong cyclist and adventurer wasn’t interested in their worst-case scenarios. Instead, he focused on the essentials. “I needed to stay fit, exercise and reduce stress,” Stephen…

Long before he lost his leg, Cameron Kennedy worked closely with Challenge Aspen, a non-profit dedicated to supporting adaptive athletes year-round. His initial role with the group dates back to the winter of 2001/2002 when he volunteered as an Adaptive Assistant. That year he skied 120 days, about half of which were spent working with…