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psychosyd Administrator Posts: 1290 Registered: Sep 2006    Posted October 8th, 2009 11:50 AM   IP              San Diego, Calif. – On Saturday, October 10, 21-year-old Rudy Garcia-Tolson of Bloomington, CA will attempt to become the first double above-knee amputee to compete in the Ford Ironman World Championship in Kona, Hawaii in his division. This historical feat is made even more significant as it will mark the first time a challenged athlete with his disability will race in the event on a standard upright bike and run on advanced Ossur Flex-Foot® running prosthetics made of energy storing carbon fiber technology. More: http://www.xtri.com/features_displa...&CAT=24&xref=xx Syd Trefiak Admin at: Canadian Triathletes www.canadiantriathletes.com http://canadiantriathlete.blogspot.com/ Give a man a fish and feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and feed him for a lifetime. Teach a man to cycle and he will realize fishing is stupid and boring. –Desmond Tutu
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