by Nicole Ver Kuilen | Oct 17, 2017 | 1500 mile journey
Our final day of biking is one I’ll remember forever. Although just 72 miles long, this ride felt different. I could finally revel in what we had just accomplished. In a few short months leading up to the trip, we had: quit our jobs, assembled a devoted...
by Nicole Ver Kuilen | Oct 1, 2017 | 1500 mile journey
Strength doesn’t come from what you can do. It comes from overcoming the things you once thought you couldn’t. Rikki Rogers Out of the entire 1,500 miles we had planned for our journey, these 1.6 miles were the ones I was most anxious to complete. The...
by Nicole Ver Kuilen | Aug 3, 2017 | Nicole's Story
Pre-amputation, 1999 Post-amputation, 2002 Avoiding the water, 2007 First 5K, 2010 (Annual) 2 mile open water swim, 2013 First long-distance ride (300 miles), 2014 First half marathon, 2016 Challenged Athletes Foundation grant, 2017 It’s crazy to think...
by Nicole Ver Kuilen | Jul 24, 2017 | Nicole's Story
A friend recently passed along this commercial by Indeed (job search app) and I couldn’t help but feel an instant connection to our pursuit with Forrest Stump. The first question: What would make 10-year old you proud? It’s not hard for me to remember...
by Nicole Ver Kuilen | Jul 23, 2017 | Nicole's Story
Three weeks ago, I received the Victors Valiant Award for my work in fundraising at the University of Michigan. Yesterday, I quit my job. It seems fitting that the words on this award will help propel me into my next venture: “Our world needs breakthroughs....
