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Wow! Scotland Super Worlds were amazing! Such a beautiful country with amazing racing opportunities. I return with two 7th place finishes and a bronze medal! I feel blessed to have that opportunity and to return feeling like I had some of my best performances of my career. Wrapping up with the relay in downtown Glasgow was a blast to see live video of the race up on build boards throughout the city and a crowd there to cheer us on....
An end to the most successful season I have had in handcycling has come to an end. The world championships in Scotland last month was the way I wanted to end this season. I took 5th in the time trial and 3rd in the road race. I initially placed 4th in the road race but the 3rd place finisher was disqualified for using illegal wheels. This is great though because it provides Team USA with more points going...
Here I am 5 days before heading off to Dumfries, Scotland to compete in the 2023 world handcycling championships. I am very much looking forward to competing for Team USA, against the other best H1's in the world, and putting in my best performances. This is the first time I have competed at any world championship event. I have shared my story previously but being suffering a spinal cord injury while on the US Cycling Team as an able-bodied individual...
This blog is a little late but time flies when you ride full time and work 2 jobs. Life can get away from us sometimes. Well, this year has been quite the experience and I'm eager to see what else is in store. This seems to be a recurring thing now that I'm going to the world cup in Oostende Belgium and doing well. Last year, I had one of my first ever world...
We are in the final two weeks of training before heading to this year's World Championships in Glasgow. This will be the biggest world championship event in decades as all cycling disciplines will be together in one location at the same time. Mindset is key, I'm continuing to use visualization to get the most out of my training. I'm focused on training myself to view certain threshold efforts on the bike as something I can do easily. This allows me...
Hey guys, I wanted to open up about the “butterflies” I had before the races. It’s all to be expected; to be in that huge stage, huge courses, cameras everywhere, the atmosphere is electric, maybe you couldn’t tell from looking at me (dancing with the coach, trying to keep my mind relaxed) but my legs were SHAKING! Take for instance the Banked Slalom race: I did well on the last day of training pre race, was relaxed, put in some good & fast...
So, this is what's cool...... Wait for it....... I qualified for the world paracycling championships in Glasgow, Scotland. I really did it! Even though I teach at a university I have no idea how to use correct punctuation for the previous sentences. This would be why I don't teach English. Regardless, I am very excited about what's to come. This was one of my goals for the season. And, all 3 of the PossAbilities cyclists qualified...
I have officially been named to this year’s World Championships roster! This feels like one of my biggest achievements yet for a few reasons. First, this will be the first time ALL cycling disciplines (the pros, etc.) come together in one location, at the same time. Secondly, I had my doubts at the beginning of the season as the standard time for my class (the time that is used to benchmark one disability classification again others to determine who gets...
Time Trial, Day 1, Maniago World Cup, April 18, 2023 It's world cup season and the first world cup of the year is set in the beautiful Italian countryside of Maniago. It is my first time traveling to Italy and I'm so excited to race in one of the most iconic cycling countries in all of the world. Italy is host to many professional cycling races so for me the chance to race...
World Cup 3 in Huntsville, Al, just concluded and I brought home two more bronze medals! Am I relieved you might ask? The answer is ABSOLUTELY! This was the first world cup event to ever happen in the United States. It's an honor to land a spot on the podium in your own country and be part of the accumulation of points Team USA needs to gain for Paris 2024 Paralympics. It is a great feeling to bring home two...
