Sadlers Alaska Challenge Jul 28, 2009
When Larry Coutermarsh a former Army Ranger and Mr. Universe was injured in 1983, he simply switched sports and has been dominating handcycling races ever since. Monique Van der Vorst has long been on the competitive handcycling scene and won two goal medals for the Netherlands in Beijing, despite being hit by a car on a training run before the games. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
Weather shortens Alaska Challenge stage Jul 25, 2009
2 miles, which, race co-director Ian Lawless of the U.S. Handcycling Federation said in a press release, "sets up Stage 6 as the toughest marathon in the world.". "The only thing it changes," Lawless said, "is the strategy of some of the competitors, now with a mountain top finish inst 00004000 ead of a finish on a descent.". (Anchorage Daily News)
Keeping a low profile Jul 24, 2009
Think of it as the Tour De France of handcycling and wheelchair racing, said Beth Edmands, the executive director of Challenge Alaska, the group that puts on the race ... After losing a leg in the Iraq war, she went to the 2008 Special Olympics in Beijing to compete in swimming and has now turned to handcycling ... This race is part of the U.S. Handcycling Series, Edmands said. (Wasilla Frontiersman, AK)
New course definitely lives up to race name Jul 19, 2009
Ernst Van Dyk of South Africa, shown here in the 2005 on the bike path along the Glenn Highway, won gold in the handcycling road race at the 2008 Beijing Olympics ... "The last eight miles is one of the toughest climbs in North America," said Lawless, a Colorado man who is executive director of U.S. Handcycling ... Resume: Nine-time U.S. handcycling champion and member of the 2002 Paralympic cross-country ski team. (Anchorage Daily News)
Lodi athlete receives world-class treatment (1) Jun 28, 2009
Instead of entering a lot of marathons, Robinson needs to enter more U.S. Handcycling events, so he can qualify for the team. The handcycling competitions consist more of criteriums and time trials, like three, four or six-mile sprint races as opposed to the 26-mile, long-distance handcycling marathons ... He plans on dropping some of the marathons and entering into the U.S. Handcycling Series next year. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Wheelchair, hand cycle race has new brutal road route Feb 18, 2009
Ernst Van Dyk of South Africa, a Boston Marathon legend who owns the wheelchair record in that race and won gold in handcycling and bronze in wheelchair racing at the Beijing Paralympics last summer. Oz Sanchez of the United States, who won gold in a handcycling time trial in Beijing. (Anchorage Daily News)
Chronically Ill or Disabled Kids Need Exercise, Too Feb 7, 2009
Morris points to the offerings of Courage St. Croix, a rehab and resource center for disabled individuals near his home, as examples of activities that fit the bill: "power wheelchair soccer, hockey, softball or rugby; ...handcycling, SCUBA, rock climbing, kayaking, downhill skiing, water skiing, golf, archery, and bicycling; ... and yoga, tai chi and horseback riding.". "Physical activity," he concludes, "is a positive intervention for children growing up with the challenge of a chronic disease... (MEDLINEplus)
