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Coverage of AdaptX, the Unified 5K series, and the gym in Lancaster where our mission started
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CBS Bostonby CBS Boston
AdaptX Volunteer Wins Myra Kraft Community MVP Award
Andrew Pasquale has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to the AdaptX community by fundraising for our grant program and volunteering three times a week to support clients with disabilities in our gym. We are so grateful to Andrew and the New England Patriots Foundation for recognizing his commitment to volunteerism.
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Portland Press Heraldby Abigail Driscoll
Meet a Beach to Beacon racing duo that is always seeking thrills
Mason Bain, 14, races with his nurse Stephanie MacIsaac. AdaptX donated their new running chair through a Hoyt Running Chair Grant, and got the pair a complimentary entry to grow the duo and para-athlete fields.
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The Itemby Jacqueline Cannon
Unified 5K a success despite rain; second race June 27
The Lancaster race, run in an icy wind and mist. AdaptX gave a new running chair to sisters Meghan and Maeve Flack so they could run together, with Mark Hulsey, who received one the year before, standing alongside.
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PenBay Pilot
Inclusive Unified 5K, adaptive sports expo in Brunswick, June 13
A preview of the Brunswick race, run with the Adaptive Outdoor Education Center.
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CBS Minnesota
Woodbury runner with cerebral palsy gifted customized running chair
Moses Cooper received a five thousand dollar running chair so he could race with his partner Mark Hulsey toward a Boston qualifier. Brendan is quoted and the series is explained by name.
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Sentinel and Enterpriseby Nick Mallard
AdaptX’s Unified5k vision grows
On the series expanding beyond its first race communities.
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WCCO, CBS Minnesotaby Marielle Mohs
How a 5K in St. Paul gives runners of all abilities the chance to compete
A television segment on the Twin Cities race, and the one that shows the start line rather than a single athlete.
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The Valley Breezeby Eric Benevides
Unified 5K debuts in Cumberland on May 10, Drezek siblings serve as race directors
The first running of the Cumberland race, with the Drezek siblings directing it.
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Frederick’s Childby Katie Schubert
Rolling into Athletics
A feature in the April 2025 issue, in the magazine’s digital edition.
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AdaptX and the Gym It Grew From
The company, the founder, and Unified Health and Performance in Lancaster.

Lesley University
26.2 miles of inclusion
Brendan running the 2025 Boston Marathon on Team Hoyt’s honorary bib with Jacob Wyman, and what the Hoyt legacy has to do with a gym in Lancaster.
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The Pulse Magazine
A level playing field: adaptive gyms are trending upward
On adaptive gyms as a category, with Unified Health and Performance among them.
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Worcester Business Journal
40 Under Forty: Brendan Aylward
The Worcester Business Journal’s annual list.
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Worcester Business Journal
Lancaster specialty gym owner launches online disability training
On the move from one gym floor to a curriculum other gyms could use.
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Authority Magazineby Wanda Malhotra
Fitness Champions: why and how Brendan Aylward of AdaptX is helping to champion fitness
A long interview on the work and how the curriculum gets written.
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Boston Voyager
Meet Brendan Aylward of Unified Health and Performance in Worcester County
An early interview about opening the gym and who it was for.
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Massachusetts Newswire
Inclusive fitness approach strengthens people of all abilities
A release on the approach the gym was built around.
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Conversations

Sport is for Every Bodyby Michael Woods
Episode 8: Making fitness inclusive for all abilities with Brendan Aylward
On how the work started, what adaptive practice looks like on a gym floor, and teaching fitness professionals to coach people they were never trained for.
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Run Farther and Fasterby Lisa Levin and Julie Sapper
Episode 242: Boston Marathon duo racer and inclusion advocate, Brendan Aylward
On racing Boston as a Team Hoyt duo with Jacob Wyman, a 2:55 duo marathon best, and how Best Buddies in high school turned into a career.
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Better Than Fine
BTF #191: Brendan Aylward, accessible and inclusive fitness
On what accessible programming actually asks of a coach.
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