myTEAM TRIUMPH - Connecticut is an athletic ride-along program created for children, teens, adults and veterans with disabilities who would normally not be able to experience endurance events such as triathlons or road races.
myTEAM TRIUMPH - Connecticut is an athletic ride-along program created for children, teens, adults and veterans with disabilities who would normally not be able to experience endurance events such as triathlons or road races.
myTEAM TRIUMPH - Connecticut is an athletic ride-along program created for children, teens, adults and veterans with disabilities who would normally not be able to experience endurance events such as triathlons or road races.
myTEAM TRIUMPH - Connecticut is an athletic ride-along program created for children, teens, adults and veterans with disabilities who would normally not be able to experience endurance events such as triathlons or road races.
In the Press
Some SoNo Half Marathon competitors get extra push from 'angels'
Posted: September 30, 2022
By: Faith Marnecheck
Caroline de Lasa's 8-year-old daughter will be getting an extra push from a couple of "angels" when she competes Sunday in the SoNo Half Marathon.
Westport resident Halle de Lasa will be among the captains for myTeam Triumph, a nonprofit organization that helps people with special needs participate in endurance-type sporting events.
Great Team Triumph at Triathlon
Posted: September 11, 2019
By: Dan Woog
Last year, only 1 myTeamTriumph captain participated in the Westport Kiwanis Club Triathlon at Compo Beach.
MTT is a program for children, teens, adults and veterans with disabilities who otherwise could not participate in endurance events like triathlons and road races. Volunteers “ride along,” helping them compete in — and enjoy — those endeavors.
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Sami Triumphs With Her Team
Posted November 28, 2018
By: Dan Woog
Sami is 22 years old. Nonverbal and developmentally delayed, she lives with her family in Westport.
Her mom, Lori Leskin, heard about myTeamTriumph. That’s the program for children, teens, adults and veterans with disabilities who otherwise could not participate in endurance events like triathlons and road races. Volunteers “ride along,” helping them compete in — and enjoy — those endeavors.
Runners give people with disabilities the chance to race
Posted July 27, 2018
By: R.A. Shuetz
At the Fairfield Police Sunset 5K Wednesday evening, there was no sunset in sight. Gray skies blanketed the runners, and the course was filled with the patter of rain, the scuffing of shoes against pavement and the occasional “Don’t quit on me now!”
Walk, Run & Roll Is A True Team Triumph
Posted May 3, 2018
By: Dan Woog
The 5k Walk, Run & Roll is one of the greatest fundraisers of the year.
Over 800 men, women and children flock to Sherwood Island to raise money for STAR — the local organization that supports people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, through job training, scholarships and enrichment programs.