Raced a Marathon in Vermont on Sunday and won in my division

Curt Leatherbee · 05-30-2007, 12:10 AM

Finished Second overall with a time of 2 hours and 15 seconds. I could not touch the guy who won the race as he had full use of his abs (low level para, compared to me being a high level para) but it was a lot of fun. It was a total of 26 miles 385 yards. The guy who won in his division with the overall best time (Patrick Standen) did the race in an impressive 1 hour 45 minutes. I was impressed, there was a C7 quad (Andy from Bike-On) who did 2 hours 20 minutes with a broken brake cable, amazing.

http://www.runpix.info/vmt07/46/fino...ee&lan=&aset=0

I'll post pictures when they become available. The race was in Burlington, VT. Beautiful up there.

alpentalic · 05-30-2007, 12:18 AM

You pushed 26 miles? You could have finished last and I'd be impressed...wow! Good job!

Curt Leatherbee · 05-30-2007, 12:22 AM

Yep, on a Handcycle, was shooting for under 2 hours so I just missed my goal by 16 seconds. I would have made my goal if it had not been for a public works truck blocking the entire bike path the final 5 mile stretch which set me back at least 30 seconds to a minute, I could not believe it, plus myself and 2 other riders got a little lost and went about a mile out of our way at around the half way point due to the course being poorly marked, so I figure I lost 5 minutes or so there. I rode my Varna Handcycle, it is a good race cycle for me and I am very comfortable on it. The second half of the race I was really flying, the first half I got off to kind of a slow start, I felt kinda bloated that day, but it seemed to go away after I got moving for a while. Must have been all the bumps shook the gas out of me

, god bless the 10,000 runners behind me

. We started 5 minutes before the runners and I think the first runner was about a 20 minutes behind me when I crossed the finish line. I never got tangled up with any runners.

RehabRhino · 05-30-2007, 03:22 AM

Wow Curt. Well done. Do you train a lot?

Suzie Q · 05-30-2007, 04:01 AM

Great job! WOW thats fantastic Your a stud Curt!

wheeliecoach · 05-30-2007, 07:43 AM

wow! Awesome! How was the course? Pretty flat or lots of hills? I do the MS bike tour...and the hills kill me and my shoulder!

Pretty awesome accomplishment! Way to go!

Susan M · 05-30-2007, 09:48 AM

Cool, Curt. Congratulations!! I would so love to handcycle. Someday, maybe.

nick · 05-30-2007, 10:01 AM

Curt,

Absolutley AWESOME!

I've been riding since last Sept. but had to put the bike away for the winter. I've ridin' 132 miles so far this year. I can ride 23.45 miles in about 2 hours 15 minutes. But that is with a lot of hills and crossing a lot of busy rodes.

Keep up the great work. You going to give it a try again next year? I'm sure you'll be looking to crush the time you just accomplished.

Eddie

chasb · 05-30-2007, 10:50 AM

Outstanding Curt, you have alot to be proud of. That is a real accomplishment.

Liz321 · 05-30-2007, 12:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Suzie Q

Great job! WOW thats fantastic Your a stud Curt!

I concur!

05-30-2007, 12:10 AM	#1
Curt Leatherbee Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 9,329	Raced a Marathon in Vermont on Sunday and won in my division Finished Second overall with a time of 2 hours and 15 seconds. I could not touch the guy who won the race as he had full use of his abs (low level para, compared to me being a high level para) but it was a lot of fun. It was a total of 26 miles 385 yards. The guy who won in his division with the overall best time (Patrick Standen) did the race in an impressive 1 hour 45 minutes. I was impressed, there was a C7 quad (Andy from Bike-On) who did 2 hours 20 minutes with a broken brake cable, amazing. http://www.runpix.info/vmt07/46/fino...ee&lan=&aset=0 I'll post pictures when they become available. The race was in Burlington, VT. Beautiful up there. Last edited by Curt Leatherbee; 05-30-2007 at 12:18 AM.

05-30-2007, 12:22 AM	#3
Curt Leatherbee Moderator Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Florida Posts: 9,329	Yep, on a Handcycle, was shooting for under 2 hours so I just missed my goal by 16 seconds. I would have made my goal if it had not been for a public works truck blocking the entire bike path the final 5 mile stretch which set me back at least 30 seconds to a minute, I could not believe it, plus myself and 2 other riders got a little lost and went about a mile out of our way at around the half way point due to the course being poorly marked, so I figure I lost 5 minutes or so there. I rode my Varna Handcycle, it is a good race cycle for me and I am very comfortable on it. The second half of the race I was really flying, the first half I got off to kind of a slow start, I felt kinda bloated that day, but it seemed to go away after I got moving for a while. Must have been all the bumps shook the gas out of me , god bless the 10,000 runners behind me . We started 5 minutes before the runners and I think the first runner was about a 20 minutes behind me when I crossed the finish line. I never got tangled up with any runners. Last edited by Curt Leatherbee; 05-30-2007 at 12:30 AM.

05-30-2007, 03:22 AM	#4
RehabRhino Moderator Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: UK Posts: 6,544	Wow Curt. Well done. Do you train a lot? __________________ C5/6 incomplete *"I assume you all have guns and crack....."*

05-30-2007, 04:01 AM	#5
Suzie Q Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 885	Wow! Great job! WOW thats fantastic Your a stud Curt! __________________ “If everybody's thinking alike, somebody isn't thinking.” Gen. Patton

05-30-2007, 07:43 AM	#6
wheeliecoach Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: East Haven, CT Posts: 2,508	wow! Awesome! How was the course? Pretty flat or lots of hills? I do the MS bike tour...and the hills kill me and my shoulder! Pretty awesome accomplishment! Way to go! __________________ "Unless someone like you cares a whole awful lot nothing's going to get better. It's not." - Dr. Seuss

05-30-2007, 12:18 AM	#2
alpentalic Moderator Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 1,767	You pushed 26 miles? You could have finished last and I'd be impressed...wow! Good job!

05-30-2007, 09:48 AM	#7
Susan M Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Burnsville, MN, USA Posts: 2,137	Cool, Curt. Congratulations!! I would so love to handcycle. Someday, maybe. __________________ Please submit your photo and story of hope: http://bridges2hope.unite2fightparalysis.org/ http://unite2fightparalysis.org/

05-30-2007, 10:01 AM	#8
nick Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Suburb Near Chicago Posts: 670	Curt, Absolutley AWESOME! I've been riding since last Sept. but had to put the bike away for the winter. I've ridin' 132 miles so far this year. I can ride 23.45 miles in about 2 hours 15 minutes. But that is with a lot of hills and crossing a lot of busy rodes. Keep up the great work. You going to give it a try again next year? I'm sure you'll be looking to crush the time you just accomplished. Eddie __________________ ----------- Eddie

05-30-2007, 10:50 AM	#9
chasb Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,283	Outstanding Curt, you have alot to be proud of. That is a real accomplishment.

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