Royse City, Texas, January 19, 2017 – Retired Army Sgt. Clayton Rankin rode a borrowed recumbent bicycle 4,000 miles across the United States in the summer of 2010 as a member of national non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ Sea to Shining Sea. Despite concerns from his colleagues as to his fitness and stamina, Sgt. Rankin successfully […]
Colorado’s 2016 Adventure Team Challenge Documented in New Videos
By Richard Rhinehart Grand Junction, Colorado, November 14, 2016 – Videographer Ed Shank has released three new videos featuring action from World T.E.A.M. Sports’ inclusive Adventure Team Challenge Colorado. The videos, including interviews with participating athletes, are part of a series of short films Shank is creating in support of the challenging event. Held in […]
Registration Underway for Inclusive 2017 Face of America
By Richard Rhinehart Arlington, Virginia, November 9, 2016 – Adaptive and able-bodied athletes from across North America began registration this week for nonprofit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ annual Face of America bicycle and hand cycle ride. Scheduled for April 28-30, 2017, this inclusive mid-Atlantic journey concludes at the historic Civil War battlefields of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania and […]
A Conversation with World T.E.A.M. Sports Athlete Rory McCarthy
Holbrook, New York, October 17, 2016 – World T.E.A.M. Sports recently discussed with Maine adaptive Rory McCarthy his inspiring experiences with the national non-profit organization since 1995. Here is a transcript of that conversation. World T.E.A.M. Sports: Can you please advise your background? Rory McCarthy: I live near the town of Bath, Maine, called the […]
Maine Adaptive Athlete Enjoys Lifetime of Hand Cycling with World T.E.A.M. Sports
By Richard Rhinehart Bath, Maine, October 14, 2016 – Participation in challenging sports and exercise may not have changed Rory McCarthy’s life, but actively seeking physical activities through hand cycling and other outdoor sports has greatly improved the quality of his life. As a continuing World T.E.A.M. Sports athlete, McCarthy has gained a lifetime of […]
Zack Bastian: An Endless Ability
By Sarah Bell Photographs by Sarah Bell and Steph Lavallee Grand Junction, Colorado, October 4, 2016 – “I hadn’t done a lot of mountain biking,” says Zack Bastian sheepishly, “and there I was on a single-track mountain biking trail, with high grass on either side of me, trying to physically and technically control this new […]
Adaptive Athletes Excel at Tenth Annual Adventure Team Challenge
By Richard Rhinehart Grand Junction, Colorado, September 30, 2016 – Under picture-perfect sunny skies September 25, the 11 teams competing in national non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ tenth annual Adventure Team Challenge Colorado paddled to the sandy Highline Lake shore and triumphantly passed underneath the arched finish line. For many of the participating adaptive and able-bodied […]
Colorado’s Scenic McInnis Canyons host of World T.E.A.M. Sports’ Adventure Team Challenge
By Richard Rhinehart Grand Junction, Colorado, September 21, 2016 – National non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ inclusive Adventure Team Challenge returns to Grand Junction and Mesa County this September 23-25 with 12 teams of adaptive and able-bodied athletes undertaking off-road bicycling, river rafting, rock climbing, hiking and orienteering. Considered by experienced adventure athletes to be one […]
Global Advisory Services Leader Ernst & Young Supporting Colorado Adventure Team Challenge
By Richard Rhinehart Holbrook, New York September 19, 2016 – National non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports welcomes global advisory services leader Ernst & Young as a partner in the organization’s annual Adventure Team Challenge in western Colorado September 23-25. Selected EY staff members will travel to Grand Junction September 22 to participate in the three-stage, multi-sport […]
Dralla Foundation Adventure Team Challenge Washington D.C. Brings Together Athletes
By Richard Rhinehart Washington, D.C., September 15, 2016 – National non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ inclusive Dralla Foundation Adventure Team Challenge Washington D.C. is returning to the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historical Park on Saturday, September 17. The outdoor adventure race will include adaptive and able-bodied athletes from the Washington region competing in a three-stage, […]
Rutgers University Department of Athletics and Napier Park Global Capital Team up to Support Adventure Team Challenge Colorado
By Richard Rhinehart Holbrook, New York, September 9, 2016 – A unique partnership between New York’s Napier Park Global Capital and New Jersey’s Rutgers University Department of Athletics will sponsor a team of athletes in Colorado’s September 23-25 Adventure Team Challenge from national non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports. “I am excited to get out to Colorado […]
Sila Solutions Group Supporting Adventure Team Challenge Colorado
By Richard Rhinehart Holbrook, New York, September 6, 2016 – National non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports welcomed the support today of Sila Solutions Group, a Washington D.C. based IT and management consulting firm, for the organization’s September 23-25 Adventure Team Challenge Colorado. Considering support of local communities and volunteerism as an integral part of their corporate […]
Pearl Meyer Returns as Adventure Team Challenge Colorado Sponsor
By Richard Rhinehart Holbrook, New York, September 1, 2016 – National independent advisor Pearl Meyer was welcomed today as a returning sponsor for World T.E.A.M. Sports’ Adventure Team Challenge, scheduled for September 23-25 in the high desert near Grand Junction, Colorado. “World T.E.A.M. Sports is proud to welcome Pearl Meyer back to the Adventure Team […]
Adaptive Athletes to Compete in Adventure Team Challenge New York
By Richard Rhinehart Harris, New York, August 16, 2016 – National non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ popular Adventure Team Challenge New York returns to Harris and the grounds of The Center for Discovery September 8-9. Bringing together teams of developmentally-disabled athletes and able-bodied coaches, the annual outdoor sporting event features bicycling, water sports, mountain climbing, geocaching, […]
Athletes Sought for Upcoming World T.E.A.M. Sports October Events
By Richard Rhinehart Holbrook, New York, August 11, 2016 – World T.E.A.M. Sports is seeking a few athletes for two challenging northeastern United States outdoor sporting events this October. Interested individuals are encouraged to apply for positions in these events, as participation numbers are limited. Face of America Liberty Face of America Liberty, the organization’s […]
Cooperative Athletes Complete New York’s Coastal Team Challenge
By Richard Rhinehart Holbrook, New York, August 5, 2016 – Traveling 16 nautical miles by sea kayak along Long Island, New York’s southern coast, 16 developmentally-disabled athletes teamed with 16 able-bodied coaches successfully finished national non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ August 2-3 Coastal Team Challenge. “Coastal Team Challenge was a tremendous success,” said Alex Rohman of […]
Face of America Allows Injured Marine to Find Herself through Exercise
By Richard Rhinehart Troy, New York, July 19, 2016 – United States Marine Corps veteran Rachel Fredericks had never ridden her hand cycle more than 38 miles in a single day. During national non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ April 23-24 Face of America bicycle and hand cycle ride from the Pentagon to historic Gettysburg, Fredericks rode […]
Coastal Team Challenge an Inclusive Sea Kayak Journey for Adaptive and Able-Bodied Athletes
By Richard Rhinehart Westhampton Beach, New York, July 14, 2016 – In the quiet, early morning hours of August 2, ten developmentally-disabled New York athletes will push off from the southern Long Island shore on two-person sea kayaks. Departing from the summer resort community of Westhampton Beach, the athletes and ten accompanying able-bodied coaches will […]
Face of America Ride with Injured Veterans Changed Life of Young Student
By Richard Rhinehart Jackson, Mississippi, July 12, 2016 – Seattle native Rachael Rosen was 17 years old when she rode World T.E.A.M. Sports’ April 2010 Face of America bicycle and hand cycle ride to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Her experiences with participating injured military veterans, and that summer as a staff member of the organization’s two-month, cross-country […]
Valley Forge Face of America Route Inspires Disabled Military Veterans
By Richard Rhinehart San Antonio, Texas, July 7, 2016 – The popularity of national non-profit World T.E.A.M. Sports’ annual Face of America bicycle and hand cycle ride from the Pentagon to the historic Civil War battlefields at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania encouraged launching of a companion route in 2016. This new route, beginning at George Washington’s Revolutionary […]