{"id":18482,"date":"2025-09-15T13:59:29","date_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:59:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=18482"},"modified":"2025-09-15T13:59:29","modified_gmt":"2025-09-15T18:59:29","slug":"try-athlon-a-big-hit-saturday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/18482-try-athlon-a-big-hit-saturday\/","title":{"rendered":"Try-Athlon a Big Hit Saturday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cheerleaders from families and St. Anthony High School greeted smiling athletes as they crossed the finish line in victory. There are no first, second or third place winners at our event \u2013 everyone was a winner simply by finishing the race.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The fourth annual \u201cMeet Me at the Finish Line\u201d Youth Adaptive Try-Athlon was held Saturday at the Richard E. Workman Sports and Wellness Complex in Effingham, hosted by HSHS St. Anthony\u2019s Physical Rehabilitation and Wellness. This inspirational event promoted fitness and self-confidence for athletes 18 and under who have mobility and physical challenges.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The athletes with buddies by their side participated in swimming, biking and walking\/running events. The smiles on their faces spread joy to their families and friends who were cheering them on every splash, pedal and step of the way.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Physical Therapist Alex Kastl, PT, DPT, coordinates the event each year and shared, \u201cThis is such a special event that gives children and young adults, who often struggle with any type of functional mobility, the chance to participate in an event that some of us would take for granted. They challenged and pushed themselves to their fullest potential as they swam, biked and walked\/ran through the event,\u201d he said. \u201cThe look of joy on the kids\u2019 faces as they crossed the finish line and received their medal is hard to beat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Special thanks for the HSHS St. Anthony&#8217;s Memorial Hospital and Rehabilitation and Wellness team, Richard E. 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