Achilles News Archive

2012

• Huffington Post, Achilles International “Freedom Team”: 25 Wounded Vets Complete Marathon

• Southern Duchess News, Climbing Another Mountain

• Horace Man Magazine, Dr. Dick Traum ‘58: Helping Wounded Veterans Triumph

• Triathalon Magazine, The First Timer

• News Journal, Josh Sams in NYC Race

• Falmouth Magazine, Life Changing Decisions Are Never Easy

• LifeHealthPro, The Long Run

• Indianapolis Star, What I Know: Bill Henderson, Cancer Survivor

2011

• Yahoo News, Nice Catch Soldier

• That’s Fit, No Vision, No Problem for This Ironman Competitor

• New York Road Runners, This Running Town

2010

• Fanfair, Bright Young Things

• Gazette Mail, Man Looses Leg, Becomes Marathon Runner

• NYU Physician, Team Rusk Goes the Distance

• Prince Charming Harry’s New Friend

• WDBO Local News, Team of Wounded Vets to Compete in Disney Half Marathon

• Free Press, Wounded Vet Ready to Crank Out 26.2 Miles

• U-HAUL Honors the “Freedom Team” of Wounded Veterans

• The New York Times, Veterans Take on the Grueling Race Around Manhattan

• The New York Times, A Homecoming for Bruce Weber

• Daily News, Achilles Kids Brings Sports to Kids with Disabilities

• Ben Simmons: One Leg Up

• Huffington Post, HuffPost Greatest Person of the Day: Dr. Dick Traum Inspires Disabled Veterans, Athletes

• News 10 Brazil Story

2009

• West Palm Beach Special Needs Kids Examiner, Achilles International Charity Sponsor of the 2009 Marathon of the Palm Beaches

• Runner’s World, I’m a Runner: David Paterson

• New York Able Newspaper, Hope and Possibility in Central Park

• Runner’s World, The Mentor: Dick Traum

• Runner’s World, Moving Forward: The Central Park Jogger Runs Strong Two Decades Later

• Racing In The Warmth Of West Palm

• The Palm Beach Post, Wheelchair Champion Makes a Habit of Winning

• Globetrotter Marathon Program

• Nikecorre, Brazil Chapter: Mario Mello pg1

• Nikecorre, Brazil Chapter: Mario Mello pg2

• Nikecorre, Brazil Chapter: Mario Mello pg3

• Women Management, Anne V For Achilles International

2008

• The Advocate, Training For The Long Run

• The New York Times, This Journey Began Before Starting Line

• Palm Beach Daily News, Marathon Bound War Vets Get Trump Tee-Time Salute

• Berliner Morgenpost, Ich Bekam Eine Zweite Chance

• News You Live By, Back In The Saddle

• Gulf News, Abeer Wheels Her Way To Marathon Glory

• Ecuador News, Atletas Ecuadorianos Discapacidados Destacaron en Maraton de Nueva York

• Ecuador News, Cuando la Fortaleza No Depende de una Decapacidad

• New York Road Runners, 50 Great Moments in NYRR History

• Sports ‘N Spokes, Celebrating 20 Years of Challenges and Triumphs

• Globetrotter Marathon Program: Poland Marathon

• The Denver Post, Kerry Kuck Runs Half Marathon

• Newsday, New York Athletes Cheer Olympic Ruling

• The New York Times, Qualifier Steps Out of Office and Onto Track

• Resumen En Los Deportes

• Tammy Duckworth Completes Chicago Marathon

• The New York Times, Pushing The Limit, A Fencer Is Heading To The Paralympics In A Wheelchair

• Reader’s Digest, Road Warrior

2007

• Neighbors, Achilles Track Club: Strides That Make A Difference

• Daily News, Delivering A Future

• AIG Contact, A Running Start - Achilles in the NYC Marathon

• American Foundation for the Blind, Achilles Club Comes to Denver

• Runner’s World, Gangs of New York: Achilles Track Club

• Challenge, Amputee Runners Meet the Challenge

• Detroit Free Press, Club Turns Blind Lawyer Into Marathon Man

• New York Runner, Run NYC Marathon

• The Log, Palm Beach Chapter Honors Achilles Track Club

• The Wilton Bulletin, Sister Mary Gladys Prepares for 25th NYC Marathon

• Runner’s World, The Terry Fox Story

• inMotion, They Just Want to Do Their Jobs

• Sky, Training Day Trailblazer

• Queens Tribune, Transplant Recipient Ready to Run

2006

• Achilles Freedom Team In Pictures

• Free To Be Winner

• Atletas con Discapacidad Listos Para Maratón

• Daily News, Achilles Track Club Lends a Hand for NYC Marathon

• Det News, Bernstein Sets the Pace for Athletes With Disabilities

• Daily News, Delivering a Future: Chechen Amputees Give Hope During Run

• David McCourt Stands Up for Veterans

• Daily News, Dick Traum Runs for the High of It

• The Lafayette Gazette, Run for Your Life

• Palm Beach Daily News, Fighting for the Finish Line

• The Washington Times, Marine Set to Run Marathon

• New York Able Newspaper, NYC Marathon 2006

• Palm Beach Society, Palm Beach Residents Raise $150,000 for Freedom Team

• Threshold, RHC Partners with Flying Pig Marathon

• The Union League Club, Wounded Warrior Weekend

2005

• The New York Times, How Far Does Hope Go? Five Miles Is A Good Start

• The New York Times, Among The Finishers (Pg 1)

• The New York Times, Among The Finishers (Pg 2)

• Daily News, She Takes Long Road To Marathon In NY

• Daily News, Leaving The Pain Behind

• Palm Beach Post, Amputee Veterans Accept Challenge of 26.2 Miles

• Central Park Jogger Leads the Way

• The Herald Dispatch, Dick Traum Encourages Disabled to be Active

• The Washington Post, Following in His Footsteps Terry Fox Remembered

• The Budapest Sun, Hungarian Firefighters Join NYC's Achilles Project

• The Herald, Lance Benson Marathoner With a Mission

• The New York Times, On Road to Recovery Veterans Get Lift From Sidewalks Of NY

• The Herald, Renzo Martinez Finishes Long Road To Marathon Victory

• The Daily News, Run Support Orlando Gill

• North Shore Times, Survivor Goes The Distance

2004

• The New York Times, Back From Iraq, With a Long Way to go

• The Star-Ledger, Cheers Help Amputee Finish Marathon Amid Severe Pain

• Daily News, Still Up And Running

• An Enduring Will

• The New York Times, Moving Toward The Finish, One Small Kick At A Time

• New York Able Newspaper, Announcement of Second Hope And Possibility Race

• Freedom Team

• The Star-Ledger, Keith Mann Finishes NYC Marathon

• New York Able Newspaper, Marathon 2004 - Annual Race Is Moving Towards More Inclusion

• New York Able Newspaper, Walter Reed Handcyclists Compete in NYC Marathon

• New York Able Newspaper, Wheelchair Games 2004 - Fun For All

2003

• The New York Post, Central Park Jogger Runs Again

• Daily News, Jogger Is Back In Stride

2002

• Newsday, A Marathon For Everyone In Brooklyn

• The New York Times, Brazilian Wins Achilles In Rainy Prospect Park

• Feature of Miro Legin

2001

• Daily News, Negotiating Obstacles

• Times Union, 5 Mile Walk Caps Teen's Uphill Journey

• The New York Times, Disabled Show How They Run A Race

• New York Able Newspaper, Achilles Athletes Summit Kilimanjaro

• Daily Record, Artie Elefant Climbs Mt Kilimanjaro

• Plain Dealer, Don Supinski Dies Mary Bryant Carries On Legacy

• The Hoboken Reporter, Eddie Montanez Hoboken Blind Man Prepares To Climb Mountain

• Newsday, Extraordinary Climbers

• 1010 Wins, Journey of Achilles Athletes Up Kilimanjaro

• Bay News, Julius Wilson Climbs Kilimanjaro Blind

• Brooklyn Heights Courier, Julius Wilson Reaches Peak of Kilimanjaro

• New York Able Newspaper, Photo Feature of Magnificent Seven Who Climbed Kilimanjaro

2000

• Daily News, Disabled Marathoner Adds Finishing Touch

• Horace Mann, Beyond 246th Street Service To Community

• The New York Post, Near-Blind Marathon Runner Chases Dream

• Santiago de Guayaquil, Discapacitados Van A Maraton

• TIME, Zoe Koplowitz Completes 13th NYC Marathon

1999

• Daily News, Racing The Darkness

• Newsday, Beyond Limits: Some NYC Marathoners Face Greater Challenges

• The New York Post, Running For Her Life: Cancer Can't Stop Brave Marathoner

1998

• The New York Post, Model Runner Sets High Goal

• The News Journal, These Marathoners Are Running For Lives

• New York Runner, Go Team Lally!

• Reader’s Digest, Give Yourself The Winning Edge

• Daily News, Achilles Heals: Helping Handicapped Get A Leg Up

• Disabled Man Determined To Do His 10th Comrades

• The New York Times, Making Good Time, And Having A Good Time

1997

• Runner’s World, One Leg Does All the Work

• Good Sports, For 10 Angelenos, Athletics a Means to Champion a Cause

• The Cincinnati Enquirer, Marathoner Beats Rain, Illness

• Daily News, A 1st For NYC Marathon

• The Boston Herald, The 101st Marathon

• Marathon Marvels, Friendship Overcomes All

• The New York Times, Achilles Track Club Presents Its Own Mosaic

  New York Running News, Two Chairs For The Skalas!

• The Weekly Gleaner, The Two Sides Of Billy Smith: His Wheelchair And His Challenges

1996

• The Sunday Star-Ledger, Able-Bodied Buddies

• The New York Times, Achilles Club Members Get Up and Go

• The Westsider, Marathon Marcia "Never Walks Alone"

• Daily News, Helping Hands

• Marathon Walker Comes Back From Brain Injury

• New York Running News, Achilles Kids Get Around

1995

• The New York Times, Pumped To Run With Running Pump

• The New York Times, You Push; I'll Navigate

• The Moscow Times, Between Races: Handicapped Rights

• South China Morning Post, Sporting Chance For Disabled

1994

• AMAA Review, A Victory For Humanity

• MS Survivor Proves Setbacks Are Never Permanent

• Achilles New Zealand

• No Loneliness For This Long Distance Runner

• The New York Times, Runner Is Thrilled To See Potholes As Well As His Competitors

• New York Running News, The Mettle Of Ketil

• Daily News, Pals Now, And For The Long Run

• Sports Illustrated, Photos

• Dick And Andrea

1993

• New York Newsday, Giant Steps

• Daily News, A Winning Spirit

• The Natal Mercury, Blood, Sweat And Cheers

• The Monitor, On the Right Track

1992

• Runner’s World, The Human Race

• Last But Not Least: Andrea's Story

1991

• Steph Ahead, Computer Technology Makes a Dream Come True

1990

• Race To The Finish

• Reader’s Digest, Blind Runner Coming Through!

• The City Sun, Athletes In Every Sense Of The Word

• Newsweek, How The Brain Recovers

1989

• New York Running News, Achilles Challenge

• Sports Illustrated, Hail Brittania!

• Sport Review, Lech Walesa Cover Photo

1988

• New York Running News, In Memoriam: Patrick Griskus

• His End Is In Sight

• Andre Donegan Faces The Challenge

• TIME, Breaking The "Can't Do" Barrier

• Scene, Race Of The Painted Birds

• The Handicapped Coloradan, Boulder Woman Amputee Finishes NY Marathon

• Catholic New York, Blind Runner

1987

• New York Road Runners Club, Achilles Poland

• Colombia College Today, Dr. Dan The Marathon Man

• Daily News, Disabled Youths Learn To Run

• The New York Times, At A Racers' Club, Speed Is Just One Of The Lessons Learned

• Health and Fitness For Kids: Races, Games And Good Feelings

1986

• The New York Times, The New York Times, Marathon Is Last Barrier For A Disabled Runner

• American Medical News, Athletes Overcome Their Achilles' Heels

1985

• The New York Times, Marathon Challenges Disabled Runners

1984

• The Waterbury Republican American, A Blistered Account of NYC Marathon

• Achilles Track Club Runners Don't Believe in Weakness

• Daily News, An Indian Runner 86's the Empire State Building

• The Beast, B.E.A.S.T. - Griskus

• The Main Street Wire, Coler Athlete Runs the Marathon

• Confidence Through Sports: Summer 1984

• Diez Wins Lee Kanter Run

• Waterbury American, Griskus Finishes Run Up NY Skyscraper

• New York Daily News, Griskus Legs Out a Big Hit

• New York Telephone, Hail Our Conquering Hero

• Gannett Westchester Newspapers, Handicapped Join In On Fitness Boom

• Reader’s Digest, Heroes for Today: Linda Down

• Daily News, His Marathon to be Against Blindness

• Horizon: 1984

• The Journal News, Linda Down: No Handicap too Great

• New York Post, Linda May Be Down But She's Not Out!

• Alternatives, New York Marathon: 13 Start, 13 Finish

• New York Running News, A Special Club

• New York Running News, A Meeting with Reagan

• Trinidad Guardian, One Legged Runner

• Rockland County Times, Rain Fails to Halt Helen Hayes 10K Classic

• Rehabilitation World, An Interview with Linda Down

• Runner’s World, The Marathon

• Staten Island Advance, Sitting Around Doing Nothing is Not for Them

• The Burlington Free Press, Surgery Doesn’t Stop Marathoner

• The Waterbury Republican-American, The Day a City Becomes an Ironman

• The Laurel Wreath Looks Good on You, Anna

1983

• New York Running News, A Strong Debut

• 7 Disabled Runners Compete in Marathon

• ABLE BODIES, Achilles Track Club: New Yorkers Say Running is for Everybody

• Bay News, Courage Leads the Race

• El Diario, Dixon, Waitz y Cruz en Casa La Blanca

• Dressing Up and Shelling Out: All For a Good Cause

• The New York Times, Last Runner But Not Least

• Runner’s World, Linda Down Talks About 1982 NYC Marathon

• Hartford Courant, Marathon Hurdled New Peak on Horizon

• National Masters News, Achilles Track Club

• The Runner, New York Outtakes: Achilles

• Runner's World, Exclusive: Linda Down

• Running Times, Griskus

• New York Running News, The Achilles Handicap: You Don't Have to be Disabled to Run It

• Road Runners Club, The Achilles Heel: 1983

• The Final Winner

• The Runner Presents the Best of the New York City Marathon

• New York Post, They Can't Keep Linda Down

• UNDP News, Turning the Corner

• Newsday, Wheelchairs, Crutches, Athletes

1982

• Los Angeles Times, Disabled Athletes Determined to Raise the Bar

• Toronto Star, Man Who Inspired Fox Joins In Metro Run

• Toronto Star, Metro Pours Out Its Love for Terry Fox

• Catholic New York, Positive Statement: Linda Down Conquers New York

• Toronto Star, Run Planners See Turnout of 100,000

• Runner’s World, Terry Fox

• Daily News, Runners Disabled in Body but Not In Spirit

1981

• Toronto Star, Amputee Who Inspired Terry Fox To Run In Marathon of Hope

• Toronto Star, Dick Traum at Terry Fox Run

• Terry Fox Run

• Achilles Team

• The Sunday Sun, The Man Who Inspired Terry

• ValueTale, The Value of Facing a Challenge: Terry Fox

1980

• Runner’s World, Terry Fox Attempted to Carry Hope Across Canada