Triathlon

Scotland certainly isn't a hotbed of triathlon, by any means. I come from a swimming background, a bit more of a traditional pursuit where I'm from. I joined my local swimming club when I was 8, and after a couple of years, I started to see quite a bit of success. The great di...

The first thing I do in the morning is go for a run. It’s never a negotiation. I’ve never woken up and thought to myself that I don’t feel like doing it today. It’s just never happened. I get up and do it because I know the kind of depression I’ll carry around with me the rest...

On May 26th, 1967, my father was serving in Vietnam as a Lieutenant in the United States Marine Corps when he was severely wounded. He was 22-years-old. He had to spend the remainder of that year in various hospitals undergoing multiple surgeries. He lost all flexion in one of...

I grew up in Wollongong, a city just south of Sydney. I lived there for the first 22 years of my life, and then more recently I moved north to the Gold Coast where the conditions are better for training and racing. It’s been a good move. My first race was at age 13, so even th...

When I was 14, I found a bump on my neck. I went to the doctor and was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. It ended up becoming my identity in high school because it was such a traumatic thing that happened to me. I had chemotherapy and radiation and got through it fairly quick...

I was incarcerated from 1978 to 1980. It was while I was locked up that I got into boxing. There's a saying in the institutions that you’ve got to get your weight up when you get locked up. I went in 135 pounds soaking wet, and I came out 165 pounds. I grew up on the streets o...

Eduardo Della Maggiora is an Ironman Triathlete and founder of Burn To Give, a social enterprise platform designed to provide life-saving nutrition to children in need through Triathlon training.

Erin Storie is a US Triathlon champion who tragically lost her mom at 20 years old. She has gone on to race as a professional triathlete and is based in Colorado Springs with her husband

Summer (Cook) Rappaport was a dual-sport athlete at Villanova University and is currently chasing her dream to represent the USA in Triathlon at the 2020 Olympic Games.