Kicking off the ‘09 Season
Two weeks ago I travelled to Tampa, FL for the Gasparilla 15k, my first race of the ‘09 season. The Gasparilla 15k was a great race for wheelers in the 90’s but sadly the race lost its sponsorship and the wheelchair division dissolved. Last year, however, with support from the Challenged Athlete’s Foundation Florida division, the race brought back our division and I couldn’t be more excited! It’s great to have an early season race in warm weather. It gives me the chance to get out on the road and start to work out the winter kinks. I finished third in the women’s division at this year’s race with a time of 39:37, about 3 minutes faster than last year’s time. It felt great getting out there and competing again. Although I have to admit I forgot how much my body hurts when I work that hard because I’m not at the peak of my training yet!
Next week I will be travelling to Washington, D.C. for the USOC Paralympic Briefing. I’m really looking forward to the trip because I will have the chance to learn about the latest initiatives of the USOC and meet with national leaders in sports and recreation. My next two races will be in two weeks in Atlanta! Can’t wait for some warmer weather!
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