AARON PHIPPS - Wheelchair Racer to GB Paralympian

Concluding series one is the incredibly inspirational Aaron Phipps. When Aaron was just 15 years old he contracted Meningitis C and underwent life changing surgery, resulting in him becoming a bi-lateral below knee amputee.  After spending a year in hospital, the rest of his teenage years were spent recovering, rehabilitating and adapting to his new life-changing circumstances.  In his early twenties, Aaron took part in the Totton 10k wheelchair race to raise money for Meningitis Research Foundation. He then went on to compete at multiple races including two London Marathons. Aaron was then scouted by GB wheelchair rugby and after years of vigorous training and dedication, was selected to play at the London 2012 Paralympic Games. Aaron has since become the first disabled British person to climb Mount Kilimangaro without assistance and has now raised an astonishing £250,000 for Meningitis Research foundation. While continuing to train with team GB, Aaron is now also a motivational speaker and proud father of two.Aaron and I chat all things wheelchair racing, balancing international athleticism with family life, the London 2012 Paralympics, setting massive goals and charging at them, and how going through the trauma that he went through has left him with a new found outlook on life which has changed his whole perspective on how to be happy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.