Wounded Warriors
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The Wounded Warriors of Camp Lejeune contacted TrainingPeaks last winter about
helping us provide an aid to help us coordinate and follow the training
and progress of multiple athletes located at various locations through
out the US. TrainingPeaks provided us with the necessary vehicle for
that need! The success we had in getting out training plans to the
various athletes was unmatched by any other program within the Warrior
Athletic Rehabilitation Program and the year long success of our
Athletes was outstanding!
Brian C Grenier, GySgt (ret) Cycling Project Manager
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A letter from Brian Grenier, December 2009:
Outstanding does not even begin to paint the picture we saw unfold this year
with these athletes. Consider this, of the 6 athletes we were able to
train up to be successful bike racers, all of them suffer with various degrees
of Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). When we first brought the program online
these athletes all of whom were wounded in combat had stress and depression
scores that were off the charts, some were highly medicated. The physical
injuries ranged from trauma inflicted orthopedic injuries to violent
dismemberment. None of the Athletes had begun the process of reengagement
into social surroundings which is so key to any recovery. This is where
we found ourselves at the beginning of this year.
Some of our first road rides were “challenging” I guess that is a good word to
pick, amazingly as things progressed and speeds climbed we never had a crash
which was simply amazing considering everything we were dealing with. Through
your support through the year we produced amazing results:
USOC Paralympics Endeavor Games Time Trial: 1 Gold and 1 Silver
USOC Paralympics State Games of America: 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 2 Bronze
1000 Warriors ride Stage 4 of the Tour of Utah 96 miles 14,755 Ft of climbing
3/5 athletes completed the race.
USO Memorial Day Challenge 6 days DC to VA Beach 2/2 riders finished
USOC Paralympics 3 Athletes qualified for Talent pool status for the 2012 Games
USAC Down East Cycling ITT 5th place
These results were a direct result of the support provided by TrainingPeaks, my
go to tool for training plans.
For the record PTSD, Depression and Stress scores all dropped
off, most were off their medication with the help of a doctor in 4 months, they
lost a combined 120lbs of excess body weight and completely reengaged not only
within the team, but also with society as a whole!
So as we close out our season I and the Cycling Marines of the Wounded Warriors
Battalion East just want to extend a heart felt THANK YOU for your support not
only for our personal endeavors but also in support of our brave men and woman
in uniform as they work their way through their rehabilitation process!
To donate to the Semper Fi Fund please visit http://www.semperfifund.org/donate.html
To learn more about the Wounded Warriors program please visit http://sr.woundedwarriorproject.org/
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