Chase Merriweather On Racing Towards A Paralympic Dream
Aug 18, 2026 · 1 hr 3 min · 12 segments
In this week’s episode I sat down with Chase Merriweather. Chase is a 16-year-old track athlete and Paralympic hopeful who competes in the 100m and 400m. A quad amputee, Chase’s journey began after a…
In this week’s episode I sat down with Chase Merriweather. Chase is a 16-year-old track athlete and Paralympic hopeful who competes in the 100m and 400m. A quad amputee, Chase’s journey began after a life-threatening flu virus led to septic shock and eventually his amputations in 2013. Today, he has turned his challenges into determination, competing at the highest levels of adaptive track and field. Chase is currently training and working toward his dream of representing Team USA at the LA 2028 Paralympic Games. We discuss competing against and being in community with athletes you look up to, understanding how to talk about para athletics and para sport, what it would mean for him to compete in LA 28 and so much more. This episode was edited and produced by Ben Curwin. Join Always Looking Up on Substack: https://jilliancurwin645746.substack.com Join The Patreon: https://patreon.com/AlwaysLookingUp Follow Chase: Instagram: @the\_chaseman Listen To The Nub Club Podcast: Spotify Follow Me: Instagram: @jill\_ilana , @alwayslookingup.podcast TikTok: @jillian\_ilana Website: https://www.jillianilana.com Email: [alwayslookingup227@gmail.com](mailto:alwayslookingup227@gmail.com) Read With Me: Goodreads The StoryGraph Support the organizers, detainees and their families at Delaney Hall (all links from @feminist): Donate To Family Support Funds: linktr.ee/SupportOurFamilies Donate to the Commissary Fund: [givebutter.com/commissaryfund](givebutter.com/commissaryfund) Call your representative: https://5calls.org Learn More: [indivisible.org/campaigns/dismantling-detention](indivisible.org/campaigns/dismantling-detention) Support Minneapolis: Stand With Minnesota: https://www.standwithminnesota.com MN NOICE: https://mnnoice.com Community Aid Network MN: https://www.canmn.org Support Those Impacted By The Cutting Of SNAP Benefits: Feeding America: https://www.feedingamerica.org World Central Kitchen: https://wck.org No Kid Hungry: https://www.nokidhungry.org List Of NYC Food Pantries: https://www.nyc.gov/site/dycd/services/food\_pantries.page Support Immigrant Communities (all links came from @chnge): The Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights of Los Angeles (@chirla\_org): https://www.chirla.org/donatenow/ Immigrant Defenders Law Center (@immdef\_lawcenter): https://www.immdef.org Inland Coalition 4 Imm Justice (@ic4ij): https://secure.actblue.com/donate/jornaleros
In this week’s episode I sat down with Chase Merriweather. Chase is a 16-year-old track athlete and Paralympic hopeful who competes in the 100m and 400m. A quad amputee, Chase’s journey began after a…
