Change a Life.
Gain a Friend.
Become a Guide.
Help neurodiverse athletes train, race, and achieve goals they never thought possible.
Why Guides Are Needed
- As the 1% Better Team continues to grow, so does our need for guides.
- Our athletes are completing Ironmans, marathons, triathlons, and endurance events across the country. To keep growing, we need more people willing to train, race, and walk beside them.
What Is a Guide?
- A guide is more than a race partner.
- Guides become mentors, teammates, and friends. They train together, race together, celebrate together, and often build lifelong relationships.
Adopt an Athlete
Some guides want to do even more.
Adopting an athlete means choosing to support one athlete through one or more events each year.
You may choose to:
- Sponsor an athlete
- Guide during races
- Attend training weekends
- Build a lasting friendship
This is optional. Some guides give financially. Others give their time and heart. We need both.
- Sponsor an athlete
- Guide during races
- Attend training weekends
- Build a lasting friendship
Start With One Event
The best way to begin is with one race.
Join us at the USAT National Championships in Milwaukee, August 6–9.
You can guide one or two athletes in the Sprint, Olympic, or both.
Sponsoring an athlete costs approximately $1,500, but any amount helps—10%, 50%, or the full amount.
Why It Matters
You may come to help someone else.
But chances are, your own life will change too.
Almost everyone who joins us once wants to come back. Our athletes inspire, challenge, and bring out the very best in everyone around them.
How It Works
- Complete the Guide Interest Form
- We contact you
- We learn about your experience
- We match you with the right opportunity
- You train, race, and build a relationship
- You help an athlete achieve something life-changing
- Complete the Guide Interest Form
- We contact you
- We learn about your experience
- We match you with the right opportunity
- You train, race, and build a relationship
- You help an athlete achieve something life-changing
Guide Interest Form
Take the First Step
Thank you for your interest in becoming a 1% Better Guide.
Whether you're ready to race alongside an athlete, provide financial support, or simply want to learn more, we'd love to hear from you.
Complete the form below, and we'll reach out to discuss how you can make a lasting impact.
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Every athlete deserves someone who believes in them.
Become that person.
ChrisNikic
IRONMAN Hawaii gofundme
Each year, select athletes from around the world are invited to Ironman Hawaii. Dan Grieb and I are honored to be going to Ironman Hawaii in October for the world championships. Last year, my parents funded everything. This year so many people are asking to support our journey. Thank you.