Anna Legassie is not your ordinary race competitor -- she competes in grueling long-distance obstacle events while facing an even bigger challenge, rheumatoid arthritis (rheum). Being an athlete with rheum poses unique roadblocks for Anna. She has found that not everyone can understand why she...
Arthritis athlete and Fox TV reporter, Emily Akin, has been competing in triathlons for nine years and always looked forward to competing in the Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon. Escape, as it is known, is a triathlon that takes competitors across the San Francisco Bay and...
Jon Bourgeois is no stranger to pain, as an athlete with arthritis, Jon pushes past the pain of his osteoarthritis in each of his endurance events. This past August, he competed in the 24-hour long Habanero 100-kilometer ultramarathon in the blistering Texas heat. Competing against...
Helgi Olafson is a Racing For A Cure Athlete who is also afflicted with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS). His AS can be debilitating, but he is determined to show the world that you can thrive despite having Ankylosing Spondylitis. Diagnosed at 19 after experiencing severe back pain,...
Dina Neils, the notorious “Titanium Triathlete,” is a competitive triathlete with rheumatoid arthritis racing with two total hip replacements. Since we last caught up with her in 2013, she has achieved a notable milestone in the sport, competing in the USA Triathlon Age Group Olympic...
At the start of each marathon she competes in, it’s the sound of the starting gun firing off that jolts Carmen into action, sending her weaving through the bustling pack of runners that surround her. Because she, her mother, and her sister suffer from arthritis,...
David Nonemacher is an arthritis athlete and one of Racing For A Cure's most active members. He has been racing competitively for years in a myriad of races, including Olympic triathlons, to raise awareness for arthritis and arthritis athletes everywhere. As a sufferer from osteoarthritis...
Raising arthritis awareness is a key element in the fight to cure arthritis. At the Arthritis National Research Foundation we rely on people like you to help make a difference by wearing Cure Arthritis gear, talking about the need for more research, sharing your stories...
In 2013, Mark Rucker - known by his fans as "The Beast" - lost 135 pounds and finished his first Ironman. As if that wasn’t challenging enough, he is back training for his second Ironman this year. This time, however, he is facing an...
Michael Mazzola, new Racing For A Cure teammate and a graduate of The College of New Jersey (TCNJ), recently competed in the Las Vegas Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon to raise awareness and funds for juvenile arthritis research. Mazzola, along with friends and fellow TCNJ alumni, John...