herself. she recently completed a half iron man race in augusta, georgia. unbelievable. three of our other alumni, they did a relay in that race. i remember two of them did their first triathalon a few weeks ago in malibu. the key here is that all of them started small, one step at a time, and they transformed themselves from couch potatoes into try athletes. and you can do this as well. i m excited to announce that we are accepting submissions for our 2014 fit nation challenge team. log on to cnn.com/fitnation to learn much more and join us. one of the things i ve come to love about the triathalons is the sport of cycling. it can be intimidating when you start, but it doesn t have to be. for somebody who may be in their, you know, late 40s, late 50s who wants to get back into
minis. but today is like no other. getting down and dirty is what we do. our group s philosophy? physical activity, one of the best ways to combat post traumatic stress disorder. the big thing was rehabilitating to be part of the community. i m not in uniform anymore so this is my new uniform. elisabeth: what s your goal? to complete the triathalon. elisabeth: seeing swimmers coming in, runners flying by, cyclists. exactly how many are participating? 881 registered. elisabeth: all this makes a win-win not only because they raised $67,000 for the team but also because of veteran participation the race is up this year to over 60 men and women. that effort means a lot of
triathalon, includes a 15 meter swim through the hudson river, a 40 kilometer bike ride and 10 kilometer run through central park. gretchen: about a dozen athletes, believe it or not, are blind. anna kooiman joins us with a story of one of those athletes. they swim and run tethered to a guy. two let me tag along for training. check it out. 3, 2, 1. go. this is no normal bicycle built for two. amy is blind. caroline is her guide. i m down to 1% of usable vision. it s the result of a rare inflammatory eye disease paired with glaucoma. i was do i go nosed when i was i was diagnosed when i was 22 years old. i m with an organization i m very passionate about.
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