OVER THE BLACK LINE With a roll of tape in my hands, I sat on the floor of our garage and carefully re-created my own version of the black line. As I extended it forward, I placed a “T” at the exact point where my face would hover as I trained on the VASA trainer each day and continued the pursuit of my dream of representing Team USA at the Tokyo 2020 Games.
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BY MALLORY WEGGEMANN PARALYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST & AUTHOR OF LIMITLESS