The Challenged Athletes Foundation is now accepting grant applications. If you’re disabled and want to get into sports, check out what CAF funded last year, and apply for a grant. Grant applications are due on December 1st.
Nov 252011
Everything was great. We made all our flights, the handcycle arrived with us and is still intact, we didn’t have to spend a fortune to ship it back, all the hotels were accessible, I didn’t collapse, die, have a relapse, or even any flats. The weather was cool, and rain threatened just about every day, [...]
May 312011
Another Memorial Day, which means another Bolder Boulder. The Bolder Boulder 10K isn’t just a race; it’s practically in its own time zone. It’s the third largest 10K in the US, with approximately 50,000 runners. It’s also one of the largest Memorial Day celebrations in the US: after the race there is a ceremony in [...]
May 172011
Friends, I don’t usually use this space for proselytizing or fundraising, but please consider sponsoring a duck (or several ducks! They’re small! And cute!) to raise money for Boulder EXPAND. EXPAND’s wonderful programs provide recreational and athletic opportunities for people with disabilities (full disclosure: including me). You can sponsor your duck or ducks online—you don’t [...]
Apr 212011
Via The 19th Floor, an article about wheelchair track and field at Minnesota high schools: Braun, a junior at Irondale, is one of six athletes statewide competing in the first track and field wheelchair division ever. He joins fellow pioneers Stacy Bates (Andover), Abby Donkers (Kenyon-Wanamingo), Rose Hollerman (Waterville-Elysian-Morristown), Kathryn Lubahn (Pine Island) and JoLynn [...]
Apr 032011
From the Guardian, via Krista at Stumptous: I am a 91-year-old bodybuilder: I stopped thinking about dying. As I approached 90, my focus was on getting my body back. In 2008, I signed up for my first championship.
Mar 302011
Emily McQueen writes about the difference between elite athletes and “determined hobbyists” in Boston is almost here: The chance that I might come in last is likely. Mostly because the female wheelchair racing field lacks what I like to refer to as the “determined hobbyist” group. When you look at the able bodied runners at [...]
Mar 212011
Handcycling in today’s Wall Street Journal: article and video. The article wasn’t bad, and I was glad to see mention of the controversy over handcycles in marathons. It was moderately amusing that the online article was in the Retirement Planning section of the newspaper (more evidence that the disabled continue to benefit from the aging [...]
This is the wheelchair racing training program I did last year, and will be doing again this year. From Boulder EXPAND: Greetings from the beautiful city of Boulder! We are excited to announce the city of Boulder EXPAND has been awarded an U.S. Paralympic grant to fund our 2nd year of triathlon training for injured [...]
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