Reinertsen

Reinertsen was born with a bone-growth disorder and her left leg was amputated above the knee when she was 7.

Paralympian appears in Lincoln car ads BA Haller 2008

I flipped open my Jan. 27 NY Times magazine to find Paralympian Sarah Reinertsen in a two-page ad for the new 2008 Lincoln MKZ.

Paralympian appears in Lincoln car ads BA Haller 2008

The woman who had gotten the Determination Award the year I did at the Hawaiian Ironman, Sarah Reinertsen, was also there at Clearwater.

The Grace to Race Sister Madonna Buder 2010

Sarah Reinertsen, the first above-knee amputee to become an Ironman, has been appearing in ads for Lincoln Mercury MKZ cars, and the TV ads have been appearing in highly rated primetime shows such as "Ugly Betty" and "Grey's Anatomy" in recent weeks.

Ad with Sarah Reinertsen receiving primetime TV play BA Haller 2008

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Ad with Sarah Reinertsen receiving primetime TV play BA Haller 2008

The woman who had gotten the Determination Award the year I did at the Hawaiian Ironman, Sarah Reinertsen, was also there at Clearwater.

The Grace to Race Sister Madonna Buder 2010

The woman who had gotten the Determination Award the year I did at the Hawaiian Ironman, Sarah Reinertsen, was also there at Clearwater.

The Grace to Race Sister Madonna Buder 2010

One was the story of Sarah Reinertsen, a single-amputee who had just completed an Ironman triathlon race; and the other was the story of a soldier returning from Iraq missing one of his legs.

Runners Jack Canfield 2010

One was the story of Sarah Reinertsen, a single-amputee who had just completed an Ironman triathlon race; and the other was the story of a soldier returning from Iraq missing one of his legs.

Runners Jack Canfield 2010

Ad with Sarah Reinertsen receiving primetime TV play

Ad with Sarah Reinertsen receiving primetime TV play BA Haller 2008