ALISTAIR DUTSON has overcome life's greatest obstacles with courage, optimism and incredible determination. After completing 14 years of Waldorf private school education, he began a transition within his chosen sport. He pursued his sponsored racing career toward Pro Motocross Racing with total dedication until he sustained a serious injury while practicing on a racetrack. Alistair had an extreme crash resulting in a spinal cord injury. Fortunately, due to the nature of his injury, and much rehabilitation, he is now able to walk with a cane. Although motocross was no longer in his future, he set new goals to conquer, and became involved in wheelchair racing, always striving to achieve his best. Alistair has competed in 5 sports [Soccer, Motocross Racing, Alpine Ski Racing, Sailboat Racing, and Wheelchair Racing] spanning 20 years [1988-to-2008] in events across North America. He has attended National Team training camps, completed 20 marathons including 4 appearances in the Boston Marathon - the World's premier running event. Alistair has competed in numerous National Championships and raced in the 10Km World Championship. He won 8 Gold Medals at the BC Summer Games. Alistair won the Vancouver Sun Run - Canada's most prestigious 10K race in 1993, 1995, 1996, and 1997. He won the 1998 California International Marathon, and won the RRCA National Marathon Championship in 1999, 2000, and 2001, in the United States. Alistair won the 2001 Black Horse Marathon in California's Mojave Desert an event staged by the United States Military, and dedicated his victory to the victims of September 11, 2001. Alistair founded the TEAM 1 CANADA presentation program, and has delivered 550+ presentations to 65,000+ youth and young adults, all of whom have had the opportunity to experience his inspirational presentations. He has presented for many diverse audiences, via: TEAM 1 CANADA The Esteem Team Junior Achievement - British Columbia Directorate of Agencies for School Health British Columbia Injury Prevention Centre Athletics Canada - High Performance Athletes Keynote Speaker events throughout western Canada Private & Public School students in all Grade levels [K-12] University of British Columbia - Wellness Information Network Government of British Columbia - Ministry of Attorney General Presentations for Hearing Impaired audiences translated via Sign Language Feature Media Interviews for all forms of media in Regional and National broadcasts His pursuits have taken him throughout most of North America, Mexico, and Central Europe. He has various commercial and film credits, and has modeled for an agency in Manhattan, New York. Alistair graduated with an Associates Degree in Business Administration, specializing in Marketing & Advertising; and he has a keen passion for pro sports car racing.