Field for Ossur National Half Marathon Leg Championship gets good!
Tabi King
Description
Collection
Title:
Field for Ossur National Half Marathon Leg Championship gets good!
Creator:
Tabi King
Date:
11/5/2004
Text:
Hey there -
It's just around the corner - the Open Air MRI Silver Strand Half Marathon
and 5k which plays host to the Ossur National Half Marathon Leg
Championships! With a $5,000 prize purse at stake this will be a great race!
(Must wear prosthetics while running to qualify)
On Nov 14th, 2004 starting in Coronado, CA and ending in Imperial Beach,
national champions Paul Martin, (also a new silver and bronze medallist in
cycling from the 2004 Paralympic Games) Amy Dodson and Sarah Reinertsen will
be competing to defend their title. Also in the mix are newcomers Brenda
Canup and Clint Mabry! The field is building so sign up and don't miss your
chance to test your half marathon against the fastest distance amputees in
the world!
Also competing in the 5k will be Below Knee amputee Andrew Lester coming
from North Carolina and our new Paralympic Gold medallist Rudy
Garcia-Tolson! The 5k does not have prize money but this is a GREAT
opportunity for new comers and amputee kids to come out and run with the
likes of Rudy and Andrew - they may even sign an autograph or two...... So
bring those kids down! Both courses are fast and flat - perfect for
beginners!
These events are part of the Challenged Athletes Foundations newly formed
Catch a Rising Star program designed to introduce mentors like Rudy, Paul,
Andrew and Sarah to amputees interested in pursuing a life of fitness. This
program is presented by Ossur and the Mark S Taper Foundation and sponsored
by SCOPE, Hanger Orthotics & Prosthetics, RGP Prosthetic Research Center and
Multisports.com.
Our goal is to provide a comfortable, non-intimidating forum for amputees of
all ages and abilities to gather in a fun environment and test their
abilities alongside our mentors! The goal is to start and finish! What
happens in between is up to you!
Please forward this email and get your friends and family involved - CAF
gets $1 for every person who signs up so blast this baby out! Sign up at
www.challengedathletes.org or
<URL Redacted>
Here is what you're gunning for in the half -
Silver Strand ½ Marathon Course Records:
Fastest man below-knee: Paul Martin, 1:29:52
Fastest woman below-knee: Amy Dodson, 1:58:06
Fastest man, bilateral above-knee: Rudy-Garcia Tolson, 2:24:00
Fastest woman above-knee: Sarah Reinertsen, 2:12:32
Fastest man above-knee: Tom Martin, 1:48
I'll see ya out there!!
Tabi King
It's just around the corner - the Open Air MRI Silver Strand Half Marathon
and 5k which plays host to the Ossur National Half Marathon Leg
Championships! With a $5,000 prize purse at stake this will be a great race!
(Must wear prosthetics while running to qualify)
On Nov 14th, 2004 starting in Coronado, CA and ending in Imperial Beach,
national champions Paul Martin, (also a new silver and bronze medallist in
cycling from the 2004 Paralympic Games) Amy Dodson and Sarah Reinertsen will
be competing to defend their title. Also in the mix are newcomers Brenda
Canup and Clint Mabry! The field is building so sign up and don't miss your
chance to test your half marathon against the fastest distance amputees in
the world!
Also competing in the 5k will be Below Knee amputee Andrew Lester coming
from North Carolina and our new Paralympic Gold medallist Rudy
Garcia-Tolson! The 5k does not have prize money but this is a GREAT
opportunity for new comers and amputee kids to come out and run with the
likes of Rudy and Andrew - they may even sign an autograph or two...... So
bring those kids down! Both courses are fast and flat - perfect for
beginners!
These events are part of the Challenged Athletes Foundations newly formed
Catch a Rising Star program designed to introduce mentors like Rudy, Paul,
Andrew and Sarah to amputees interested in pursuing a life of fitness. This
program is presented by Ossur and the Mark S Taper Foundation and sponsored
by SCOPE, Hanger Orthotics & Prosthetics, RGP Prosthetic Research Center and
Multisports.com.
Our goal is to provide a comfortable, non-intimidating forum for amputees of
all ages and abilities to gather in a fun environment and test their
abilities alongside our mentors! The goal is to start and finish! What
happens in between is up to you!
Please forward this email and get your friends and family involved - CAF
gets $1 for every person who signs up so blast this baby out! Sign up at
www.challengedathletes.org or
<URL Redacted>
Here is what you're gunning for in the half -
Silver Strand ½ Marathon Course Records:
Fastest man below-knee: Paul Martin, 1:29:52
Fastest woman below-knee: Amy Dodson, 1:58:06
Fastest man, bilateral above-knee: Rudy-Garcia Tolson, 2:24:00
Fastest woman above-knee: Sarah Reinertsen, 2:12:32
Fastest man above-knee: Tom Martin, 1:48
I'll see ya out there!!
Tabi King
Citation
Tabi King, “Field for Ossur National Half Marathon Leg Championship gets good!,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 5, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/223880.
