{"id":1039,"date":"2018-06-07T14:23:38","date_gmt":"2018-06-07T18:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/runforrob.com\/?page_id=1039"},"modified":"2022-05-25T06:56:06","modified_gmt":"2022-05-25T10:56:06","slug":"achilles-run-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stage.jlxstudios.com\/rfr\/achilles-run-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Achilles Run 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In 1976, Dick Traum, an above-the-knee amputee, found himself approaching middle age and out of shape. After joining a local YMCA, Dick began running \u2013 small distances at first and then, eventually several miles. Within a year, Dick became the first amputee to run a marathon. It was the NYC Marathon and the experience was life-changing, bringing a powerful sense of achievement and self-esteem. In 1983, seeking to provide that same opportunity to other people with disabilities, Dick created the Achilles Track Club, now called Achilles International.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/runforrob.com\/2018-2\/achilles-run-2018\/img_2535\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1136\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1136\" src=\"http:\/\/runforrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_2535-1024x769.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"436\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/runforrob.com\/2018-2\/achilles-run-2018\/img_2532\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1137\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1137\" src=\"http:\/\/runforrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/IMG_2532-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"435\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Being able to continually support Team Achilles in any way I can brings more to me than you know. My friend Ida and I ran along with the most inspiring individuals in Central Park. Amazing what you can do when you have the drive and inspiration to accomplish anything.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-1040\" src=\"http:\/\/runforrob.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/24_23_achilles19_dpl_sameday_052-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"580\" height=\"387\" \/>Achilles Run- Central Park, NYC &#8211; <strong>6.2<\/strong>\u00a0miles &#8211; <strong>$62.00<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/runforrob.com\/2018-2\/spartan-sprint-2018\/\">Next Race<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 1976, Dick Traum, an above-the-knee amputee, found himself approaching middle age and out of shape. After joining a local YMCA, Dick began running \u2013 small distances at first and then, eventually several miles. Within a year, Dick became the first amputee to run a marathon. It was the NYC Marathon and the experience was [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.jlxstudios.com\/rfr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1039","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.jlxstudios.com\/rfr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.jlxstudios.com\/rfr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.jlxstudios.com\/rfr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.jlxstudios.com\/rfr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1039"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/stage.jlxstudios.com\/rfr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1369,"href":"https:\/\/stage.jlxstudios.com\/rfr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1039\/revisions\/1369"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stage.jlxstudios.com\/rfr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.jlxstudios.com\/rfr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stage.jlxstudios.com\/rfr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}