Maybe you've seen me race before so you know what a handcycle looks like. Or maybe you've seen a few pictures of a handcycle in one of the athlete blogs. Either way many dont understand the many different aspects that go into a handcycle and how they actually work. So I thought this would be a perfect time to give people a closer look at a handcycle like the one pictured above. ...
As 2025 comes to a close there was one more very special event that I got to attend. I in fact attend this event every year and for me its one of the coolest events I get to be apart of. The event is our Team PossAbilities Celebration Dinner which is held at the end of every year. The celebration dinner is a chance for members and the family of...
With the holidays upon us and 2025 almost coming to an end, my coach decided to fly in from Germany to do some lacrate testing on his American athletes. Testing was going to be held in Tucson Arizona. Im lucky enough to have a few friends who also train with the same coach so we all decided to get an Airbnb together. The plan was to complete testing but to also have our...
Nothing new to really blog about this month. Continuing to prepare for a training camp coming up in 2 weeks out in Tucson Arizona. While out there I will be doing some lactate testing to see how far my fitness has progressed over the past few months. Also like I talked about last month in my blog myself and a few other handcyclists...
With summer almost over its time to transition to fall training schedule which will be a very important part of preparation for 2026 racing schedule. The fall time is where I will be riding more miles trying to build a solid base for the upcoming season. Setting a good foundation in my training will set up for what I hope to be a better season than...
Things have been going well with the new coach and training has been relatively good. A few weeks ago, with the help of my wife, I was able to complete an extensive lactate test. The purpose of the lactate test is to take blood samples at different training intensities in order to figure out the accumulation of lactate in your blood. From these results an accurate FTP can be set and...
Sometimes in life things happen for a reason and I am a true believer of this. As humans we can't learn to grow into the person we are meant to be without certain adversities. When I was first injured in my car accident back in 2010 I was not the man I am today. It took that devastating accident to make me step back and look...
The 2025 season was looking great heading into the world cups. Fitness was really good and hopes were high leading up to leaving for Europe. The goal of making another team USA roster had been accomplished and now it was time to turn that into more success at the World cups. Unfortunately life had different plans. 1 week before leaving for Europe I suffered an injury that could not be diagnosed before leaving. It...
The 2025 season is in full swing and it's time to see if I got what it takes to qualify for another Team USA world cup roster. There is sometimes a misconception that if you're on the national team that you automatically make the world cup roster. This is far from a reality. Every year a qualification event is held to determine who will represent the USA in the paracycling world cups. In order...
2024 has come and gone so quickly. I guess that can happen when you're so focused on goals that you lose track of time. When training to qualify for an event like the Paralympic Games, everything just seem to mesh together into one big repetitive day. After having such a big goal for 2024 it's nice to just go into 2025 just wanting to train, race, and have fun. To get...
