[Abraham Hokkaido]

Hello,

I live in Japan with T3/4 and would like to start wheel chair racing.

Any suggestions/how tos would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Abraham

[DaveP]

One of the largest wheelchair races is held in Oita, Japan, every year - this year it's on the 29th Oct. Check out their web site http://www.wheelchair-marathon.com/

Maybe you should go and check out the race and speak to racers, coaches etc and see where there's a club near you.

[Califanna]

DaveP, on Oct 2 2006, 01:56 AM, said:

One of the largest wheelchair races is held in Oita, Japan, every year - this year it's on the 29th Oct. Check out their web site http://www.wheelchair-marathon.com/

Maybe you should go and check out the race and speak to racers, coaches etc and see where there's a club near you.

This is a really cool event. I had never heard of it before this. Do you know of anything similar to this in the USA? If not, maybe it is time we started one.

[DaveP]

There are loads of wheelchair racing and handcycle racing events in the US. For info on wheelchair racing check out http://www.wcracing.net. For info on handcycling races etc go to http://www.worldhandcycling.com.

[kabal]

racing basics

[KimAndSophie]

Abraham Hokkaido, on Oct 2 2006, 02:30 AM, said:

Hello,

I live in Japan with T3/4 and would like to start wheel chair racing.

Any suggestions/how tos would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Abraham

Hi, I'm in the US and am just getting into wheelchair racing myself. A few months ago I made an apointment to meet with someone at the Lakeshore Foundation. He showed me different racing chairs and let me try it out. It was so great! I'm planning on going to Flordia to get my own racing chair made later this month!



I think the best thing for you to do is to try to find out if there are any places that will let yuo try racing, or even someone who races themselves. Why not try calling some place that deals with spinal cord injuries and see if they know of any place or person who can help. It's an expensive sport to get into, so I really suggest trying it out before you go ahead and buy a chair! Good luck!

[gsp23]

kabal, on Apr 12 2007, 06:10 PM, said:

racing basics

Awsome link... I had been intereted in racing wheelchairs and this link with pics answers some of the questiosn I had on logistics.

[Andrew T.]

Abraham Hokkaido, on Oct 2 2006, 03:30 AM, said:

Hello,

I live in Japan with T3/4 and would like to start wheel chair racing.

Any suggestions/how tos would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks.

Abraham

Abraham,
I started racing back in 1993 when I was 36 years old. Began using a regular 4-wheel racing chair. I have since purchased two 3-wheel racing chairs. I ahve done 27 marathons and about 100 other races over the past 15 years. It's a blast! You have to be dedicated to working out to get your arms, shoulders and back muscles in shape. Believe me, you won't regret getting into wheelchair racing!
Andrew T.