“Born to Adapt Trail Races Make Space for Para Athletes.” — Trail runner magazine
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iRunFar: "Invitations: A Conversation with Born to Adapt’s Zach Friedley"
“While the physical pieces of the puzzle for trail running started to fall into place on the farm, a trip to India allowed Friedley to embrace the mindset that launched him into the trail running world.”
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New Zealand herald: "Bay of Plenty man who lost leg in farming accident now helping amputees"
“‘I could’ve walked away... But I said to myself, ‘I need to go back and if it doesn’t work out, I can hold my head up high and say well, at least I tried.’”
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REI: "Trail Running with a Blade with Zach Friedley
"There aren’t a lot of running events with categories specifically for adaptive athletes, but Zach is on a mission to change that."
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Trail Runner Magazine: "How Zachary Friedley is building an event by adaptive athletes for adaptive athletes"
“Born to Adapt is so unique because it is truly an event open to all and is opening a whole new door open for people who never thought they would be able to participate in this type of sport.”
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American Trail Running Association: The First Adaptive Athlete Specific Trail Race
“Friedley is no stranger to competition. From 2007 to 2014 he trained for the Paralympics. However, it was only in the last year that Friedley discovered trail running and how it could improve his life and the lives of other adaptive athletes in his community.”
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If you’re on social platforms, make sure to connect with @born2adapt and @trailblader, as that’s where you’ll get to hear directly from Zach and our ambassadors about what B2A is up to and where we’ll be next. Tap any of the photos below to get a little preview into our voices, and feel free to check out Zach on REI’s Wild Ideas Worth Living to the right, or, Zach on two podcasts far below.
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