I am late on this but still I feel the same. 3 years ago I
wrote a letter about how I felt as a handicapped person being allowed to
compete and even win first place at the KVAL News Track Meet at Hayward Field
in my events the 100 meter & 200 meter. You guys did an interview with me
about how I felt being treated just like a competitor. Even got a good shot of
me running, after I told my story. Well here it is two years later, and I still
look forward now to my visits to Hayward every year, and even know Jill from
Oregon Track Club on sight and her I. I feel at home, much more relaxed. The
three fastest boys lined up for a match race 100 meter, and my legs were like
"Go! Go! I jumped in and said I'll run with you guys,, they were fast,
they had fifth gear, and I'm stuck with 4th these days. One fellow came up afterward
and said you can race us any day with respect. I was a little
surprised.... After the races a young
lady saw me she seemed a little "challenged" but talked for a second.
She said. "I wish I had the motivation to do that, I used to." I
replied "You can, if I can
teach myself to walk then run you can, don't think of it as motivation as hard,
think like every person you see, every person who says good job or says yeah I
worked out just a little today for you, I worked, I sang, I inspired, that is
how I run, on inspiration given and received there is a never ending supply of
it." "Wow" she said I never thought of looking at it like that.'
Thanks KVAL, Oregon Track Club, and all the supporters... What? How did I do? I
said they were fast, but so am I for 46 and H/C. 13 sec https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hH7K9mvZdQ
Chef John aka THOR
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