- Site:
- http://roadtotriathlon.com
- Miles:
- 1756 total / 0 in 2012
- Goal:
Injury-free, stay happy, more mileage, more races, beating PR's, pretending to be pro, meeting great people. Randomly friending people is what I do best.
Andy H so my friend jack (a ...
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So my friend Jack (a blind athlete) was on the bike course with his guide Steve, at the halfway point when the rear derailleur of his tandem bike fell off. A support vehicle stopped and spent almost 30 minutes trying to fix it but couldn't.
Instead of taking a DNF, they decided to push with their feet - skateboard style - to complete the bike course. They were laughing because they were still passing people, and at the end of the ordeal Steve's socks had holes. They finished the run and completed the NYC TRI.
99/100 would've called it quits!!
Wow, good for Jack. That just shows what an amazing spirt a lot of the Achillies athletes have. I would have been so disheartened if that happened to me.
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Wow, what an inspiration! You rock Jack!
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Wow that is so amazing!!!
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