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Dec 2-3, 2017
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2017 U.S. Paralympics Track Cycling National Championships
Colorado Springs, CO |
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Feb 10-11, 2018
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U.S. Paralympics Track Cycling Open
Carson, CA |
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March 22-25, 2018
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UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships
Olympic Velodrome, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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May 3-6, 2018
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UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup #1
Ostend, Belgium |
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June 6-10, 2018
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USA Cycling Para-cycling Road Nationals
Southeastern, U.S. |
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July 6-8, 2018
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UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup #2
Emmen, Netherlands |
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Aug 2-5, 2018
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UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships
Maniago, Italy |
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Aug 16-19, 2018
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UCI Para-cycling Road World Cup #3
Baie Comeau, Canada |
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Dec 8-9, 2018
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U.S. Paralympics Track Cycling Nationals
Colorado Springs, CO |
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by Mike O'Sullivan at VOA News
October 16, 2018
LOS ANGELES —> Blind Paralympic cyclist Shawn Cheshire, 43, recently faced her biggest challenge — a rim-to-rim hike through the Grand Canyon.
Cheshire crossed 68 kilometers of steep and uneven terrain, hiking through the night and finishing in 24 hours and 15 minutes — believed to be a record by a blind hiker.
by Manuela Duque at Minuto30.com
October 9, 2018
La atleta paralímpica estadounidense Shawn Cheshire acaba de establecer un récord mundial al ser la primera mujer ciega que camina 42 millas (67,59 kilómetros) de borde a borde del Gran Cañón, en Arizona, recorrido catalogado como uno de los más peligrosos.
La once veces campeona nacional en Tandem Cycling (bicicleta para dos personas) emprendió el camino el domingo en la medianoche con tres amigos que le sirvieron de guías.
by Nicole Valdes at ABC15 Arizona
October 9, 2018
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, AZ - If you're a thrill seeker, like Shawn Cheshire, taking on the 42-mile trek that is a rim-to-rim (and back) at the Grand Canyon is the ultimate journey.
But she does things a little differently. Instead of her eyes, her ears guide her up and down the canyon.
August 18, 2018
She’ll start the hike down the Grand Canyon at 4 a.m. It’s seven, steep miles down, each step like a descending stair, except in place of a stair there’s loose dirt, random rocks and ungroomed trail. The temperature will approach 100 degrees at the bottom and the elevation change will surpass 10,000 feet. An 18-mile trek follows across the Canyon and leads up the other side of the so-called rim-to-rim hike. Shawn Cheshire then will hike back again in a “rim-to-rim-to-rim madness,” as a hiking site calls this idea.
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August 1, 2018
• Details on Shawn's upcoming rim-to-rim hike through the Grand Canyon
• What it's like competing in the Paralympics, and the special challenges she has overcome, as a sight-impaired athlete
by Mike Mena at Ileana International
August 1, 2018
Paralympic cyclist and blind multi-sport athlete Shawn Cheshire is a fearless woman. The roundtrip trail crossing of the Grand Canyon (Rim to Rim to Rim) is not a challenge for the faint of heart and yet Shawn doesn’t use words like “attempt.” She states, “I’m not going to attempt this. I’m going to crush it.” Her conviction leads one to believe that no other option is possible.
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by Elizabeth Doran at Syracuse.com
May 26, 2016
After a freak work accident robbed Shawn Cheshire of her eyesight, she refused to leave her Camillus house for several months as depression and darkness over losing her sight left her feeling bleak and hopeless. "I had a terrible attitude,'' said Cheshire, who was 34 at the time.
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November 11, 2015
Patrons of the veteran-owned gun shop where Staff Sgt. Kimberly Pate works sometimes ask if she "belongs to" one of her male co-workers. They often ask her to thank the men she works with for their service to this country. She smiles, politely, and informs them that she, too, is a veteran.
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by Elizabeth Doran at Syracuse.com
October 13, 2014
For weeks after an accident that would eventually leave Shawn Cheshire blind, the Camillus woman refused to leave her house. The blow she suffered to the back of her head five years ago injured her brain and slowly she lost her vision, leaving her in darkness.
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by CBS News
September 8, 2014
Ninety-eight Americans are among the wounded warriors in London gearing up for the "Invictus Games." Athletes from 13 nations will compete in events ranging from basketball to cycling, swimming and archery, reports CBS News correspondent Jan Crawford.
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by Amy Donaldson at Deseret News
January 9, 2013
When Shawn Cheshire crossed the finish line of her first race outside of high school, she wept. Her tears weren't about mileage or a time or even the kind of victory rewarded with a medal.
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