Draft:Joe Lawhorn

Joseph Lawhorn (born June 3, 1982) is a former US marine and a cyclist who has competed in state, national, and world championship events.

Military career
Lawhorn was born on June 3, 1982, in Chillicothe, Ohio. He completed high school and joined the military. He served three tours in Afghanistan and Iraq. During his deployments overseas, Lawhorn sustained a traumatic brain injury, PTSD, and other injuries from actions in combat. Following his medical retirement from the military, Lawhorn took up cycling as a source of therapy to help manage the symptoms of his injuries.

Cycling career
In June 2018, he finished the Race Across America. He won the Armed Forces Cup. His path to RAAM included record-setting performances at two RAAM Qualifiers- first, in August 2017, at the Mid-Atlantic 12/24 in Washington, North Carolina, and later, in November 2017, at the 6-12-24 Hour World Time Trial Championships in Borrego Springs, California. Lawhorn finished RAAM 2018 in 11 days, 20 hours, and 48 minutes. In addition, he was the 2017 and 2020 World Champion in the fixed gear category in the 6-12-24 Hour World Time Trial Championship, a 2015 Ohio RAAM finisher, and a 2015 Ohio State Road Champion for his age category.

Milestones
Lawhorn broke the World Ultra Cycling Association record for the West to East (W-E) Crossing of Ohio, setting the current record at 11 hours, 26 minutes, and 15 seconds for 233.4 miles, a 20.1MPH average.

In 2021, Lawhorn participated in the Valley Preferred Cycling Center, where he broke the 24-hour track record. He rode 431 miles over the course of the day, averaging 18 miles per hour, beating the old record of 415 miles.