Sunday, February 9, 2014

A Specific Type of People - Spinal Cord Injuries and Hand Cycling

Kris Sanford
Age: 23
Area of Break: C4
Date of Injury: 2009
How long cycling: 3 1/2 Yrs.

Alam Aguirre
Age: 24
Area of Break: C4 incomplete
Date of Injury: 2010
How long cycling: 2 Yrs.

Robert Cardenes
Age: 35
Area of Break: C10
Date of Injury: 2008
How long cycling: 5 Yrs.

Pedro Diaz
Age: 32
Area of Break: C8/C9
Date of Injury: 2003
How long cycling: 6 Mo.

Keaton Belliston
Age: 20
Area of Break: C8
Date of Injury: 2012
How long cycling: 3rd Class

I had an amazing experience going to this hand cycling class at the U and seeing how amazing, determined, and strong these wonderful people are. Kris is a really good friend of mine who has been hand cycling for quite a while and plans on breaking the world record! Check out his journey at www.spinalride.com