Saber

Last week, I lucked into finding a store in Fremont that could help fit me for a wheelchair.... and they just happened to have the one I wanted.. and it was a perfect fit for me...... aaaaaand they ended up offering it to me at quite a discount.

So I picked it up Thursday after work and I now own my very own wheelchair! No more renting or borrowing! Well, I still have to borrow a racer for now, but that's less frequent. Aaaaaaaaand the guy that helped me at the store is going to try to get a racer in the store for me!

A quick picture I took Thursday while switching rides... Raptor (my bike) meeting Saber (my wheelchair), probably sniffing each other out. I hope they end up playing nice

On Sunday, we went out for a maiden voyage at Lake Elizabeth. I ended up fighting the trail too much because most of it has a slight lean towards the lake. I turned around after a little over half a mile and tried going the other way, but that way was just as bad. So, of course, I turned into one of the fields and bumped over the grass and dirt, tried out the different terrains I could find in the stretch near the parking lot.... I figured if I was going to be fighting the trail it might as well be fun. Since I've never been one to give in to not being able to do distance (and I had time to kill while a rabbit was running 12 miles anyway..), I switched to testing out inclines.

It looks flat, but I promise there was an incline on this!

A humble beginning, but a beginning none-the-less

I ended the day with almost 3 miles of wandering, sitting on top of this small hill just taking in the park. It wasn't far off from the nearest path, but it seemed like a world away. No one noticed me (unless they braved the "climb" and happened upon me), so I got to just sit in the sun and people/nature watch while said rabbit finished up one more lap.

It was nice to get out and really feel like I'm training again. I've missed that feeling....