Our son, Rio, is 19 years old, he is a Person Of Determination.

Since 2014 he has been participating in races with inclusion internationally. 

His buddy partners in his races has been his dad Nick, his younger sister Tia, his mum Delphine and other WolfPack members in the community.

He participates in many different races e.g triathlons (from sprint to middle distance), running races (from 5kms to ultra 50kms), stair climbs, obstacle courses, etc

To achieve this, his buddy swims pulling Rio in kayak, cycles on a specialised bike where Rio sits on an adapted seat on the front, and, runs pushing Rio in a specialised running chair.

For stair climbs, Rio attempts a few floors independently, and also he is carried on his buddy’s back.

For obstacle courses, Rio has a team of 10, where they carry him on a stretcher over a 5 + kms sand course and the team use a rope belay system to get him safely over the obstacles.

Rio’s passion in life is participating and being included in races!

Some of his races can last 20 minutes some can last 7 + hours for 7 + days;  to him, the longer the better, it fulfils his sensory needs!

So far in 8 years he has completed 432 races.

Which has accumulated to a distance covered of 10,198kms!