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Keynote Speaker & Author

Trish Downing — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:20:46 +0000

Looking to Win Your Human Race?

Tricia Downing’s storytelling is genuine, engaging and thoughtful. Her humor and vivaciousness, in combination with the seriousness of her subject, keep audience members on the edge of their seats and leave them with the belief that they too can do anything they put their minds to.

Tricia coaches you to your personal finish lines by teaching you to:

Train–Life is an Endurance event

See obstacles as an opportunity for growth
Find your goals and make a plan to achieve them
Create a positive support system

Toe the Line–Get in the race

Harbor the mindset of athletes to overcome everyday adversity
Use creativity and flexibility in reaching your goals
Take control over your thoughts and inner dialogue

Triumph–Reach your own finish lines

Accept challenges
Focus on individual talents
Practice Victory

Athlete

Trish Downing — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 22:21:32 +0000

Tricia Downing, a paraplegic athlete, is the second female wheelchair racer (first female paraplegic) to complete an Iron distance triathlon (2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run). She is a member of the physically challenged National Triathlon Team and a pioneer in women’s wheelchair triathlon. She was a competitive cyclist from 1997-2000, but her career was cut short when she was hit head-on by a car while on a training ride on September 17, 2000, in Golden, Colo.

Trish sustained a T-4 (chest level) spinal cord injury and was paralyzed from the chest down upon impact. Coming back from her near deadly accident, Trish has completed over 15 marathons and a variety of triathlons from sprint to Iron distance. In October 2006, Trish competed in the Hawaii Ironman World Championships. She was one of four athletes featured in the Disney film Superior Beings, which aired on ESPN. She was also featured on Life Moments, a women’s news and features show, which aired nationally.

She has appeared in Muscle and Fitness Hers, Her Sports, Rocky Mountain Sports, the Denver Post, The Rocky Mountain news, and other publications. She won the Sportswomen of Colorado Inspiration (2003) and Triathlon (2005) Awards for outstanding sports performance. She is a spokesperson for the San Diego based non-profit organization, Challenged Athletes Foundation.

Camp Director

Trish Downing — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 23:21:16 +0000

In one instant, on September 17, 2000, Tricia Downing went from competitive cyclist to a paraplegic and full-time wheelchair user. Her life was changed forever, but Tricia’s competitive spirit and zest for life continued on.

Through her experiences in both rehab and racing, Tricia has overcome adversity and learned what it takes to perform at the top of her game. Now as a world-class physically challenged triathlete, Tricia travels the globe racing and sharing her message of strength and perseverance. Redefining Able.

As an Iron distance triathlon (2.4-mile swim, 112-mile bike, 26.2-mile run) finisher, Tricia knows that life is an endurance sport.

As a result, Tricia and CAF have created Camp Discovery to help other women, affected by injury or disease, to reinvent themselves and find joy following a new path. Camp Discovery is your opportunity to spend time developing your mind, body and spirit connection, so that you too can Redefine Able.

Accessibility Consultant

Trish Downing — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 22:20:54 +0000