Noelle Lambert is a para-athlete and founder of The Born to Run Foundation. Noelle lost her left leg in a moped accident in 2016 during a summer trip to Martha’s Vineyard. At the time, she was a student at the University of Massachusetts Lowell and played Division 1 lacrosse on UMass Lowell’s women’s lacrosse team, the Riverhawks. During the rehabilitation from her injury, she learned that many young amputees do not have the financial resources to obtain specialty prostheses, otherwise known as artificial limbs that promote running, swimming or other sports. As an amputee-athlete. If you want to find out more about The Born to Run Foundation, Click here. Noelle was determined to help other young amputees lead fulfilling and active lives. This led to her starting the Foundation to provide athletic prostheses to young amputees. Noelle also returned to UMass Lowell and rejoined the Riverhawks, scoring a goal on her first game back with the team.
After graduating cum laude from UMass Lowell in 2019 with a Bachelor’s degree in Criminal Justice, Noelle was determined to continue using her athletic abilities and tried out for the U.S. Paralympic team to compete in the 100-meter in Track and Field, a sport in which she had never competed. In the fall of 2019, Noelle made the team and broke the U.S. women’s record at the World Para Athletics Championship in Dubai. Noelle took the Tokyo Paralympic Games by storm.
Running in the T63 category — a classification based on the athletes’ level of impairment that featured above-knee amputees — Lambert finished in sixth place Saturday morning with a time of 15.97 seconds. That set a U.S. women’s record in the 100-meter T-63.
Noelle says her accident is the best thing that ever happened to her as she is able to help others by sharing her experience. She is determined to spread the message of hope, determination and perseverance through The Born to Run Foundation and through speaking opportunities.
Noelle is a recipient of the Myra Kraft Community MVP Award, the Wilma Rudolph Student Athlete Achievement Award, the New England Women’s Leadership Award by the Boys and Girls Club of Dorchester, Mass., and was honored by the Boston Celtics as a “Hero Among Us” for her commitment to helping others. Noelle resides in Manchester, New Hampshire.
In this episode Mike & Noelle talk about her accident and how she turned this traumatic experience into an opportunity to better her life. They talk about the significant cost of specialized prosthetics and her mission to help with The Born To Run Foundation Inc. Noelle also talks about her transitions from Lacrosse to Running and her experience competing at the 2021 Summer Olympics.
Noelle’s words of wisdom are whatever you do in life, you always want to find out what your why is! Why are you passionate about it? Why are you motivated? Then use that answer to help achieve your dreams.
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