Carter's first road race will be taking place on September 17th and 18th. He will be racing in the Cotton Patch Challenge in Greenville, Tx. The race begins at 7:55 am and is 31 miles long! Carter is so ecstatic about racing in his first race, his birthday week and when his Nana is in town. We would also like to invite all our friends and family to come cheer Carter on in his first race.
Carter has been training pretty hard for this race. He tries to cycle for 1-2 hours a day right now. He is not training outside since it is 105-111 here in Texas! The heat is just too much and we don't want him to get dehydrated or heat exhaustion. We have an indoor trainer that allows Carter to ride his bike inside and he can watch t.v. while riding so that is a plus.
So far Carter has done very well with his training on the bike. He hasn't had too much pain just every now and then he will get it in his knees, but his feet aren't bothering him at all! He of course is fatigued when he is done, but that is expected since fatigue is a huge problem with CMT patients. Plus riding for 1-2 hours can wear you out. Overall, he feels good when he is on the bike.
Please feel free to leave some encouraging comments for Carter to help him get through his training for the race. To all our CMT friends we have a question for you. Have you done a cycling race before? If so tell us about it we would love to hear about your experience and any tips you may have.
Until Next Time......................"Anything is possible. You can be told that you have a 90-percent chance or a 50-percent chance, but you have to believe, and you have to fight." ~Lance Armstrong
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