A nice introduction to wheelchair racing from Paralympian Jessica Galli:

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Packing Light: Four Days in Phoenix

Packing Light: Four Days in Phoenix

Packing for a four day trip to Phoenix. Two travel days, two days of meetings. Day time temps will be 95-102, night time temps in the low 60s, and the temperature indoors may be in the high 60s. On the plane: Green tunic, leggings, ankle boots, jacket, scarf. This green scarf is a very stretchy [...]

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Adjustments

Adjustments

My brain is having trouble adjusting to this whole walking thing. Thursday night we went to a friend’s clarinet recital in Denver. We found the place, we parked, we walked up to the door. The concert was being held in a small art gallery, with one large step into the building and then a full [...]

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Wheelchair Racing and the Fear of Falling

Wheelchair Racing and the Fear of Falling

Here we are at the beginning of the racing season. The weather has warmed up, and it’s time to hit the road and get some training in. I’ve been hunting for an event or two to do before the Bolder Boulder 10K on Memorial Day. Sadly, a lot of the 5K, 10K and half marathon [...]

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Wheelchair on Safari

Wheelchair on Safari

Check out Into the Wild with Epic Enabled South African Safaris from Disabled World.

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Looking Forward to Spring

Looking Forward to Spring

Nothing like the end of a bleak, cold, windy February to make a person’s thoughts turn to the upcoming racing season. Between the walking (hard work, I tell you, hard work), surgery in late December, and the weather, I’m way down on training hours. I’ve gotten out on the handcycle exactly twice since early October. [...]

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Unexpectedly Upright

Unexpectedly Upright

Multiple sclerosis is a strange, no, bizarre, disease. To review: for many (most) people, MS is a relapsing-remitting disease. Attacks (relapses), which can have a variety of symptoms, hang around for days, weeks or months, and then go away (remission). Remission may mean that the person is free of all symptoms of the attack, or [...]

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More Home Modification

More Home Modification

Mitch has a couple of great posts (with photos) about his home modifications at Enjoying the Ride: Home Improvements – #1 Home Improvements – Installment #2

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Disabled? Want Sports Equipment?

Disabled? Want Sports Equipment?

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.

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Sometimes You Just Want a Pair of Jeans

Sometimes You Just Want a Pair of Jeans

Stylish, well-fitting jeans are tough for anyone to find. By some estimates, the average women tries on over a dozen pairs before finding one that she’s willing to pay for (and then, if she’s me, she finds it still doesn’t fit very well). For women who use wheelchairs, the search is even harder. Pockets and [...]

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