No Limits! When Caleb was born with Down syndrome 15 yrs back, we resolved to increase him like a neuro-regular kid as a great deal as doable, which intended hoping new sports activities and functions also.
We hardly ever dreamed he’d grow to be a triathlete, but in this article we are.
Just about two yrs in the past, we enrolled him in a bike camp.
It took a great deal of get the job done, sweat and additional function, but he became an unbiased bicycle-rider! We have been thrilled, but then we challenged him to complete the Couch-to-5K managing plan provided by means of our regional Special Olympics.
All over again, it was a whole lot of work, and more sweat, but he done his to start with 5K race in the tumble of 2020. Then some thing massive happened. Unique Olympics opened up their Triathlon software to the total condition of Florida. We made the decision to “give it a tri”. That’s when the real work started!
Given that January 2021, Caleb has been teaching really hard 6 times a week. Swimming, biking, jogging, lifting weights, rowing…working to go after his goal of finishing a entire-dash triathlon 400-meter swim/10.5 mile bike/5K operate.
In July 2021, that desire came real, and Caleb grew to become the youngest human being with Down syndrome (at age 14) to entire a whole-dash tri. Given that then, he’s gone on to complete 6 far more, and has his eyes set on an Olympic Distance tri in the coming yr.
He competed at the Unique Olympics United states of america Video games and will be competing afterwards this summer season at the United states Triathlon Youth & Junior Nationals, together with Age Team Nationals. Caleb is also the youngest ambassador for the Usa Triathlon Foundation – his platform is to persuade youth of ALL abilities to go after health and nutritious dwelling targets (and test triathlon!)
We are so pretty happy of Caleb. Not only has he proved time and time yet again his dedication to this sport, but we appreciate the actuality that he’s a part product for other youthful people today. Folks with Down syndrome, or any differing capability, can surely stay a healthy life-style. Training, consuming ideal and having a positive mindset can enable not only bodily, but mentally and emotionally too.
Caleb has a vivid upcoming in advance of him and we are all set to support him in all his goals and ambitions. The sky’s the limit! Adhere to his journey on his social media: Calebs Crew (FB/IG)