MAITLAND, Fla. – Chris Nikic,21, is inspiring others to try 1 percent more each day. A motto the new ironman lives by.“It represents me better than I was yesterday,” Chris said about what that 1 percent he had printed on his orange T-shirt means to him.“What he accomplished for a person with Down syndrome is fantastic,” Dan Grieb, coach and guide to Chris said.On Nov.
7, Chris became the first person with Down syndrome to complete an Ironman triathlon in just under 17 hours in Panama City beach.
A grueling competition where thousands participate, but not everyone is able to finish the race."Ironman is unforgiving. There are no special divisions.