GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD)— Shortly after the Amway River Bank Run 25K steps off, a special group will grace the start line.
My Team Triumph's first River Bank Run was in 2009. The organization was formed after co-founder Terence Reuben asked a simple question: "Why can we not include someone that is differently abled to participate in events that we just take for granted when we're out there?”
My Team Triumph is made up of captains and "angels." The captains are differently abled and are pushed by their team of angels.
"Where they are unable to go out there and race on their own, we create race opportunities for those individuals. These are usually people that are confined to wheelchairs or are able to be mobile but are very limited,” Reuben said.
In their first River Bank Run, the organization had four captains and a dozen angels. This year, they will have 20 captains and 62 angels.
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