“When you include us, you include us all.” —quote from the Born to Adapt website Zach Friedley, professional adaptive athlete, and founder Born to Adapt, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated towards promoting inclusivity of disabled athletes in the trail running community, is realizing dreams he’s championed for years. Since its founding in 2021, Friedley has… Read more »
Julien Veysseyre, French adaptive athlete and World Cross-Triathlon Champion (outdoor swimming, mountain biking, and trail running), is participating in the historic, first-of-its-kind adaptive athlete mentorship program at the UTMB trail races. These races will be held the final week of August 2025. After a work accident at eighteen years old, Veysseyre lost his right leg… Read more »
Saturday, April, 16, 2022 kicks off the eleventh edition of the Born to Run Ultra Running Extravaganza, a four-day trail running festival, held in Los Olivos, CA. This year’s event will include a new race, Born To Adapt, the first-ever adaptive athlete specific trail race. It will be a three-hour race on a 5-kilometer trail… Read more »
Zachary Friedley is a true inspiration as he creates opportunities for adaptive athletes in the trail running community. Adaptive athletes, or athletes with physical disabilities who compete in competitive or recreational sports, are an underrepresented group who face challenges participating in trail running races. Friedley, an adaptive athlete born missing his leg above the knee,… Read more »
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