Boulder, CO

The team had a short 50 mile day to head to Boulder from Fort Collins. We arrived at the a local rec center to meet with some paralympic athletes who race wheelchairs.  One of the men there is a former Boston Marathon winner with a time of 1 hour and 30 minutes.  There were two racing chairs set up on rollers for the team to race each other.  Each person had one minute to see how fast and far they could go.  Needless to say, after that one minute my arms were dead and I was extremely out of breath.  This was a great friendship visit that really showcased the abilities of people with disabilities.  The media was out at the event and you can read the story and see the video they took from this link: http://www.dailycamera.com/boulder-county-news/ci_15444552.  We had a friendship visit with Sky'z the Limit where we had dinner, and played basketball, softball, and yard games.  That night our lodging fell through and Jessi, a member of the 2008 Trans-America team let us all stay in his apartment.  We crashed in the garage which was a funny site to see 20 guys pile into a garage.  We are all really excited for tomorrows huge arrival into Denver and to meet up with the north team.