A Veteran’s Story: Craig Vogtsberger

A Veteran’s Story: Craig Vogtsberger

My name is Craig Vogtsberger and I come from a family of US military veterans. I served in the Army/Army National Guard from April 1995 to April 2003. In March 2001, I walked between two Humvees as they hit each other. I was crushed and trapped between them. I...
US Navy Veteran Steven Peace Shares His Story

US Navy Veteran Steven Peace Shares His Story

My name is Steven Peace, I’m currently 47 years old and a retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander. I put 16 years in with the Navy. I was healthy and an avid bicyclist, riding 125 miles a week to stay in shape. I had progressed in the ranks rapidly, enlisting in...
Power of Adaptive Sports: Letchen Du Plessis Comes Full Circle

Power of Adaptive Sports: Letchen Du Plessis Comes Full Circle

This year, the NOBULL CrossFit® Games added a new category – the adaptive division.  For Letchen Du Plessis, who suffered an injury so severe that it was unclear whether she’d ever walk again, this was an opportunity to test just how far she had come. While Letchen...
A Beginning to the Safe Return to Racing

A Beginning to the Safe Return to Racing

I stood looking out at the water and thinking about the next sixty to seventy-five minutes. A lot can go wrong in that time, but all I could focus on was what was in my control. The Challenge Daytona 2020 would be my first and only race of 2020 due to the pandemic. I...
Staying Positive in Dark Times

Staying Positive in Dark Times

After the attack that nearly claimed her life left her paralyzed on her right side, Becky Piper faced a tough road to recovery. Though today her friends and family know her as an unwaveringly positive, upbeat person, that outlook didn’t come easy. In addition to the...
Craig Vogtsberger: I’m a Stay-at-Home Dad with a Disability

Craig Vogtsberger: I’m a Stay-at-Home Dad with a Disability

Speaking with TeamUP co-captain Craig Vogtsberger today, you might never know he suffered a traumatic injury so severe doctors didn’t know where to begin. After being crushed between two Humvees during a training exercise in the National Guard, Craig was uncertain...