On Thursday, July 28th, I will be hosting a fundraiser for my 2011 Camp Discovery program. This camp is a two-and-a-half day event for women, who are wheelchair users, to learn fitness activities, gain support from others and enjoy a little pampering. This is the third year of the camp which has received [...]read more »

The other day I shared my motivational speaking program, Reaching Your Finish Lines, with a group in Denver. In my hour keynote, I share with the audience my life as an athlete, subsequent accident, recovery and return to sports as a wheelchair athlete, competing in national and international competitions and completing two Iron distance triathlons. [...]read more »

The other day someone asked me how I got through the initial weeks and months following my accident. “How did you deal with such a major change in life, knowing that things would never be the same again?” she asked. First and foremost, of course, I named my huge number of supporters who showed up at [...]read more »

I am excited to announce today that Camp Discovery is back! This program, which I began last year with the help of a generous grant from AVON, is really a dream for me. When I sustained a spinal cord injury (SCI) in 2000 and was at Craig Hospital doing my rehabilitation, I realized I was [...]read more »

I spent the weekend at Trish Downing’s first Camp Discovery. Trish is a wheelchair athlete who has been competing in triathlon for nine years. She put together Camp Discovery for women in wheelchairs, to expose them to the variety of sports that are out there, to provide them with role models, and to help them [...]read more »

Some of the greatest accomplishments come out of the craziest of whims. At least that’s how it seems to work for me. I have a flash of inspiration-a plan, a destination, a goal-and then I get it stuck in my mind that I can accomplish it. Figuring out the actual logistics…that always happens way down [...]read more »

This is a great article written by Amber Gersch, a camper at the 2009 Camp Discovery: I went to Camp Discovery on October 1-4,2009, founded by Tricia Downing. She is a woman who had an accident ning years ago, has completed marathons and has a  definite drive to help other women with spinal cord injuries to challenge [...]read more »

Today was the nine-year anniversary of my accident. A lot has changed in those years, but much has changed. The good news, I'm still pedaling.read more »