September 2005 Table of Contents

Rising Stars

Junior athletes from across the country braved Florida's summer heat and humidity at this annual event that's filled with competition and camaraderie.

Back in the Game

A man, a company, and its products are giving people with disabilities a better way to access the greens.

Whiteout

In a blink of an eye this adventure seeker's world changed and he had to set his sights on new challenges.

Kickin' It Up a Notch

Although the race always travels from Fairbanks to Anchorage, this year a new competitor added a different twist to this Alaskan adventure.

Invitation to Action

Sometimes mentally exhilarating and often physically draining, the 2005 National Veterans Wheelchair Games were a chance to showcase skills and chase dreams.

In My Opinion

Editor Cliff Crase reflects on 25 years of camaraderie and competition after the 2005 National Veterans Wheelchair Games.

Fishing

A report on the Land of Lincoln Bass Tournament (the second stop of the 2005 PVA Bass Tour, a BASS Sanctioned Event) provides readers a "reel" fish story. There's also a write-up on an angler with no legs and only one partial arm—and a winning passion for fishing!

Handcycling

Alejandro Albor won his second consecutive overall title and two national championships despite the sun, rain, wind, and hail that pelted participants at the three-day Adaptive Adventures Rocky Mountain Omnium and National Handcycle Championships.

Hunting

Gunning for gobblers didn't net any turkeys for these hunters, but the experience reminded them it's good to spend time in the outdoors, whether you take home a trophy or not.

Racing

When the dust cleared, it was a woman—Canadian legend Chantal Peticlerc—who took the five-race America Series 2005 title. A week later, two University of Arizona newcomers took the honors at the 28th Annual Boilermaker 15k Road Race (N.Y.).

Shooting

Ann Santos—ace SNS staffer (and not a bad shooter, either)—updates readers on the PVA Nationat Trapshoot Circuit, reporting on events held in Augusta, Ga., and Green Bay, Wis. Mike Smyth also writes of his success in the Glock Sport Shooting Foundation competition, where he won the Challenged Award for the Amateur Civilian division.

Health & Fitness

The way to improve your balance is to challenge your senses with creative exercises. Columnists Marcie Davis and Delia Carper offer some ideas to help you plan, implement, and maintain a healthy exercise program that will strengthen your physical—and mental—balance.

Players

Penn State University student Maggie Redden has her sights set on track and field at the 2008 Beijing Paralympics, while Kris Geroux (the first wheeler to compete in Charleston's Adult Southern Sectional League Championships) is hooked on wheelchair tennis.

Training

Sharon Hedrick, Brad Hedrick, and Marty Morse tell you the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth about breakfast: what the research shows, and how you can make that morning meal work for you.

Playbook

Bits and blurbs on: Ironwood Springs Christian Ranch's 19th Annual National Wheelchair Sports Camp, availability of two new colors for Sun Metal Products' wheels/rims, a nonprofit organization that has teamed with Wheelin' Sportmen to further the understanding and knowledge of whitetail deer and other animals, selectees for the 2005 National Paralympic Academy, Disabled Sports USA's Adaptive Water Sports Festival, US Sailing's U.S. Independence Cup/North American Challenge Cup, a new chair design from TiLite, selection of the Laureus World Sportsperson of the Year with a Disability, and the new Stryker Sorano wheelchair and Stryker Sorano 650 wheels.

Timeout

Guest columnist Jeff Pagels, who spends a lot of time enjoying the wonders of nature, offers a different—or additional—perspective on accessing the outdoors than was portrayed in the March 2005 article "Outdoor Know-how."

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