Danger, WATCH YOURSELF!!

Well, some are calling me insane and yet others are praying for my insanity weekend.  No other blind/VI individual has done an Xterra triathlon on a tandem bike. The Mideast Regional Xterra Championship, like all Xterra triathlons include lake swims, traitorous mountain bike trails and rugged runs that weave through woods and over roots.  To my knowledge, there hasn’t been anyone that has tried one of these on a mountain bike tandem so this will be a first.  There is however one blind/VI individual more crazy than myself.  This guy does Xterra triathlons on a single bike with a sighted guide out in front calling commands.  I forgot this man’s name but I definitely want to meet that guy because he is the Man! 

Sunday’s race will definitely take me out of my comfort zone and create a bit of anxiety within me.  People ask me why I do it and I say, “If we have accomplished big feats but keep doing what we have already done than we are saying we are satisfied with mediocrity.  I need new challenges.  This may mean risk but I am willing to risk a lot of show there are no limitations to what anyone can do.”  No matter what you have been given or what has been taken away, the possabilities are endless.  That’s what Sunday will demonstrate!

 Until after Sunday, I am saying goodbye but always remember that anything is possible.  Also, remember to pray for my safety on Sunday as well (hahaha)