{"id":99,"date":"2020-06-22T17:44:27","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T17:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/liedownorstandup.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=99"},"modified":"2020-12-30T21:19:51","modified_gmt":"2020-12-30T21:19:51","slug":"sean-vangerena","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.liedownorstandup.org\/wordpress\/sean-vangerena\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean VanGerena"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"99\" class=\"elementor elementor-99\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3aa47649 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3aa47649\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div 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href=\"http:\/\/liedownorstandup.org\/wordpress\/donate\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liedownorstandup.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/NewLogo-1200x336-2-oreg0hvu62ayploz85arvl3sdys1fjt1cgfnotbmig.png\" title=\"NewLogo-1200&#215;336\" alt=\"NewLogo-1200x336\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1e404478\" data-id=\"1e404478\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3bd8f3c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bd8f3c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Somtimes people need a <span style=color:yellow;>Hand UP<\/span>, not a <span style=color:yellow;>Hand OUT!<\/span> \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-25 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b9f73b5\" data-id=\"1b9f73b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5705aeff elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5705aeff\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3d53dfd7\" data-id=\"3d53dfd7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" id=\"shadow\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67e914d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67e914d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Join Me On An Adventure!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1867c275 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1867c275\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" id=\"LDORSU\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liedownorstandup.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/run-1-oreafg6mbx5m7lptzxmbcvzw4bu1fblhhmob1msl1k.jpg\" title=\"run\" alt=\"run\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-76159416 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"76159416\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-29d92c07\" data-id=\"29d92c07\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33d0d79d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33d0d79d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Did I mention I&#8217;m LUCKY. On November 1, 2008, I was in a serious car accident from which I suffered Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), a broken neck (C-6 SCI Incomplete) and multiple strokes, among several other injuries. I spent months in therapy, first using a walker before graduating to a cane. Currently, I am classified as an Ambulating Quadriplegic with TBI and stroke &#8211; I am very fortunate that today I can breathe, stand, walk and race.<br \/><br \/>My doctor said &#8220;Maybe a 5k someday&#8221;. I&#8217;ve been busy&#8230;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70fcffd elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"70fcffd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4788f9c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4788f9c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 id=\"bio\">Athlete Bio &#8211; Sean VanGerena<\/h2>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-90fdbbf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"90fdbbf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-97c105f\" data-id=\"97c105f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d9bcfbb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d9bcfbb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"events\"><h3><span style=\"color: yellow;\">Race Resume:<\/span><\/h3><p><b>USAT \/ ITU \/ IM \/ Paratriathlon<\/b><\/p><p><b><i>Triathlon Career:<\/i><\/b><\/p><ul><li>2018\u00a0 ITU Continental Cup Championship<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>2017 ITU Continental Cup Championship<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>2015 ITU Continental Cup Championship<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>2014 Finished 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0US Paratriathlon National Championship<\/li><li>2014 ITU Magog<\/li><li>2014 ITU Chicago<\/li><li>2014 Earned a Silver Medal in ITU Pan American Cup Championship<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>2013 ITU Sprint World Championship<\/li><li>2013 Finished 3<sup>rd<\/sup>\u00a0CAF Paratriathlon National Championship<\/li><li>2013 Finished 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0T3 Paratriathlon National Championship<\/li><li>2013 Finished 1st Florida Region Paratriathlon Championship<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>2012 ITU Sprint World Championship<\/li><li>2012 T3 &#8211; Paratriathlon National Champion<\/li><li>2012 Finished 1st Florida Region Paratriathlon Championship<\/li><li>2012 USAT 2011 Inspirational Comeback Award<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>2011 Earned a Gold Medal in the ITU Long Distance Paratriathlon World Championship<\/li><li>2011 Finished 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0PC Male, in the US Hyvee 5150 Championship<\/li><li>2011 Finished 2<sup>nd<\/sup>\u00a0T3 Paratriathlon National Championship<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>2010 Finished Ironman Florida 12:26:41<\/li><li>2010 Finished 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0PC Male, Ironman Florida 70.3<\/li><li>Competitor Magazine:\u00a0 I\u2019m a Competitor<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>2009 Finished 1<sup>st<\/sup>\u00a0PC Male, Miami Man 70.3<\/li><li>2009 Last Male to cross the finish line, Top Gun Triathlon (9 months post injury)<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>USATF \/ IPC \/ Paralympic Track &amp; Field<\/b><\/p><p><i>Running Career:<\/i><\/p><ul><li>2019\u00a0 IPC Para PanAm Games, Lima Peru<\/li><li>2019\u00a0 Earned 3 Bronze Medals at IPC Grand Prix, Phoenix, AZ<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>2018\u00a0 Earned Gold Medal at IPC Central America and Caribbean Games\u00a0 Barranquilla, Columbia<\/li><li>2018\u00a0 Earned Silver Medal IPC\u00a0 Grand Prix,\u00a0 Phoenix, AZ<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>2017\u00a0 Set new U.S. American Record 800m<\/li><li>2017\u00a0 Qualified for World Championships<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>2016 Earned Gold Medal at Palralympic National Championship, Puerto Rico<\/li><li>2016 Set U.S. Record in 800m at Paralympico Puerto Rico,\u00a0 National Championship<\/li><li>2016 Earned 2 Gold Medals and set U.S. Record 800m, U.S. Paralympic Team Trials<\/li><li>2016\u00a0 Set U.S. American Record 800m<\/li><li>2016 Qualified for Paralaympic Time Trials in 100m, 400m and 800m<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>2015\u00a0 US Paralympic Track &amp; Field National Championship 200m Silver\/Inj<\/li><li>2015 Dixie Games (Qualified for National Championship \u2013 100m, 200m, 400m)<\/li><li>2015 Desert Challenge (Qualified for ParaPan-Am Games \u2013 400m)<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>2014 USAT Florida Masters Championship<\/li><li>2014\u00a0 Desert Challenge (classified for IPC T&amp;F)<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>2012 Dixie Games (Qualified for Paralympic Time Trials \u2013 800m, 1500m)<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>2011 Miami ING<\/li><li>2011 Boston Marathon<br \/><br \/><\/li><li>2010 Gaspirilla Marathon<\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><b>USA Cycling \/ UCI Para-cycling<\/b><\/p><p><i>Cycling Career:<\/i><\/p><ul><li>2014 Finished 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0National Championship<\/li><li>2014 Talent ID High Performance \u2013 OTC- Chula Vista, CA<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>2012 Finished 4<sup>th<\/sup>, National Championship<\/li><\/ul><\/div><p>\u00a0<\/p><p>U.S. Paralympic Nordic Skiing<\/p><ul><li>2014 Ski Career\u00a0 (Only one season, with a Bronze Medal in Cross Country at Continental Cup<\/li><li>\u00a0<\/li><\/ul><div id=\"events\"><p>Like I said, I am lucky. And my journey over the past few years has inspired me to help others. In addition to reaching out to people with disabilities on personal, individual levels, I have been involved with and served as an advocate for myriad organizations in my community and provide motivational speeches.<\/p><p><i>When we are faced with adversity, we have the option to Lie Down OR Stand UP!\u00a0What will you do?<\/i><\/p><\/div><div id=\"personal\"><h3><span style=\"color: yellow;\">Personal:<\/span><\/h3><p>My family, friends, peers and mentors inspire me to be better, be mindful and stay present. \u00a0The joy of living life each day is the removal of regret, anxiety, depression and anger. \u00a0Be grateful and be better. \u00a0Smiles are contagious and attitudes are infectious.<\/p><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae866a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ae866a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div 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(Orlando Sentinel, September, 2010) Orlando&#8217;s Sean VanGerena celebrates life with triathlons (Competitor Magazine, 2009) It could have easily been the end, but for Sean, it was a beginning. 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