Last year I decided to ride in the 2011 “MS 150″. It’s a 150 mile ride over 2 days. 75 miles from Miami to Keyt Largo, and 75 miles back the next day. Although I expected to complete the entire 150 miles, I was unable to do so. I was only physically able to complete day 1, which was 75 miles. I’d pushed my body beyond a comfortable limit, and reluctantly decided to end my journey. Feeling defeated, the drive home was long and quiet. Here’s a link to last year’s 2011 MS 150 Miami ride on a hand-cycle.
Read more ...Category: Sports
Second Attempt At 150 Mile “MS 150″ via Hand-Cycle
2012 ING Miami Marathon On A Hand-Cycle
Each year ING hosts a marathon in Downtown Miami called the ING MIAMI. It’s a 26.2 mile marathon specifically for runners. Although, the nice people who organize the ING Miami marathon allow disabled athletes to hand-cycle 5 minutes prior to the official start.
I live in West Palm Beach, which is 1-2 hours away from Miami depending on traffic. For this reason, my wife and I stayed at a hotel down in Miami the night before the race. The marathon started promptly at 6:00am the next morning, and I needed to be there at 5:00am to get ready. Just the thought of waking up at 4:15am in the morning made me want to vomit.
Read more ...Sled (“Sledge”) Ice Hockey After 13 Years In a Wheelchair…
Prior to becoming paralyzed in 1999 I was a solid hockey player. It came natural to me, and within my local hockey league I was one of the best. After being injured in 1999 I stayed away from hockey entirely. I just didn’t like the way I felt when watching my friends play. I kept my old hockey stick and a couple old pucks. I’d shoot around in my garage every once in a while. But again, it just didn’t feel the same. Years have passed. Every day I go in my shed to grab something I see my hockey sticks. I roll by in my wheelchair always pretending not to notice them. I know hockey sticks can’t talk, but I swear they always seem to silently taunt me. Since I can remember hockey had been my passion. Today, 13 years later my passion is on a shelf in the closet..
Read more ...26 Mile Marathon on 1999 Freedom Ryder Hand-cycle
At the beginning of December I experience my first 26 mile hand-cycle marathon in West Palm Beach. In life we use what we’ve got, and I’ve got an old 1999 Freedom Ryder hand-cycle. It’s the first handbike I’ve ever owned and it’s never had any problems. Don’t get me wrong, I love my Freedom Ryder hand-cycle, but I’d also love to retire her for a new one! Twelve years after purchasing the Freedom Ryder it’s yet to break, so I highly recommend this hand-cycle.
Read more ...MURDER BALL aka Wheelchair Rugby For the First Time…
A couple weeks ago a friend invited me to a quad-rugby practice with his West Palm Beach team. I apologize in advance for not explaining the rules in detail. I would, but I’m a noob who knows very little. All I know is, it’s a quadriplegic sport where teams of 4 slam into each other as hard and fast as possible across a basketball court. In between the slamming, a ball is passed between the team. The object is to roll past the goal line with the ball. The only thing is, the 4 guys on the other team are there to make sure you don’t go forward.
Given the fact that I’m a paraplegic, I could never officially compete with the team. But when my buddy told me they were short a few guys, I jumped, yes jumped, at the chance to practice with them.
Read more ...
- Second Attempt At 150 Mile “MS 150″ via Hand-Cycle
- 2012 ING Miami Marathon On A Hand-Cycle
- Sled (“Sledge”) Ice Hockey After 13 Years In a Wheelchair…
- 26 Mile Marathon on 1999 Freedom Ryder Hand-cycle
- MURDER BALL aka Wheelchair Rugby For the First Time…
- How To: TiLite TR Wheelchair Seat-Back Replacement (Video)
