Me? Yeah, just nipped out for a quick half marathon before lunch 😄

Wheeled_Weapon
Wheeled_Weapon Online Community Member Posts: 559 Pioneering
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For 'funsies' 🤣 Not my best time, but oh boy! was it hot out today 🌞

So I've got home, fed the cat, fed myself and showered. Look at the state my hands were in, and that was with gloves 😄

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This is what I had for lunch, proper athlete fuel 🤣🤣

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Plus a protein shake.

Now I only took a couple of photos because this was purely for exercise and not adventuring, but I'd have felt guilty if I didn't take any at all 😊

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Hope everyone is having a lovely day ❤️

Note: I can do a thread on tips and advice for endurance wheelchairing if anyone is interested. There's more to it than just pushing a lot 😄💪👨‍🦽

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  • pooleemily29
    pooleemily29 Online Community Member Posts: 197 Contributor

    @Wheeled_Weapon My goodness you've done well we'll done you! 👏👏 @pooleemily29

  • GalDriver
    GalDriver Online Community Member Posts: 83 Empowering

    Well done!

  • mokki
    mokki Online Community Member Posts: 29 Connected

    dude you did awesome 😎💪🏻

  • HappyDays62
    HappyDays62 Online Community Member Posts: 136 Empowering

    Wow! Well done. Keep posting, they are interesting and uplifting. 🤩

  • Rosie_Scope
    Rosie_Scope Posts: 6,439 Scope Online Community Coordinator

    Brilliant work @Wheeled_Weapon, that's an impressive distance! Looks like a fun trip.

  • Wheeled_Weapon
    Wheeled_Weapon Online Community Member Posts: 559 Pioneering
    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/1039271#Comment_1039271

    Doing distance in my chair is one of my favourite things. I also do full marathon distance (also for fun) but not in this heat 🌞🤣. I'm planning to do 46 miles on my 46th birthday next month.

    I'm nothing special, just have a lot of determination (brute force and ignorance as we say in the North-East 🤣).

    Usual disclaimer: I know all disabilities are different. But, I hope my determination helps to show other wheelchair users, especially new chair users what is possible. Hopefully open up their world.

  • figraspberry41
    figraspberry41 Scope Member Posts: 129 Empowering

    Hi Wheeled Weapon,

    Congratulations! You are amazing! Hope you are successful with you wheeled 46 Miles!

    One again, brilliant photos! Not surprised you were hot after doing that distance. It would be great to know how much of an impact you have made in trying to get other wheelchair how your determination enables you to live (what sounds like) a full and interesting life. I hope it does encourage others to use their wheelchairs to explore but also encourage those 'new' to wheelchair use but also inspire those (like a friend) who are either too 'anxious' or (worse still) allow their own 'pride' (for want of a better word!) to accept that they can remain quite independent with a wheelchair (or motorised scooter) if they wished to!

  • durhamjaide2001
    durhamjaide2001 Scope Member Posts: 14,355 Championing

    well done for completing a marathon

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