Why I Run
For the past three years I have not been able to run in the Steamboat Classic Race in Peoria, Illinois. I had too much pain and my running chair was left sitting untouched. Running with my dad is something I used to really enjoy and missed. For the last year following surgery I have been working really hard to get my body to do the things I want to do, not quite for sure what I would be able to achieve, and what I had lost for good. This year I was able to run the Steamboat, I ran for CURE CMD and awareness. This years theme was Cause for Celebration Triumphs of Athletes With Disabilities. Being able to run this race again after so long with my dad in my running chair was a big triumph for me. It was an experience I did not know if I would ever be able to have again. I do all kinds of things to prove to myself and others that I can. I have been told that I cannot do a lot of things in life. When I am told that I cannot do something ...
