Wednesday, October 24, 2007

PLN 13

As i was going through some blogs, i decided to look through the Cool Cat Teachers blog. As i scrolled down the page a picture instantly caught my eye, it was a blog titled If My friend Scott, a double amputee can run an Ironman, whats your exercise . There was picture of a man who was running and it seemed as if instead of having calf's like most people, he had spring like legs attached to him right below the knee. This picture intrigued me enough that i instantly started to read the blog. It was a very interesting blog. A man of the name Scott Rigsby, 39. Rigsby started this whole thing by when he was a teenager and got into a truck accident, requiring him to get a double below the knee amputations. And nearly two years ago he decided to completely dedicate himself to test his limits in major triathlon races. He now is the 1st and only person in the world to complete a triathlon with two prosthetic legs. This amazing story made me think, If a man with two prosthetic legs can go out into the world and run/bike/swim a triathlon, why are we still sitting here getting fat and lazy? If he can do those things with fake legs, we have no excuse to stay at home and do nothing.

2 comments:

annes said...

Alex, I am glad you completed this assignment, but you should have completed this before class.

berekm said...

Alex,I think that is great that someone would do that and over come being handicapped. You spoke clear and looked up well so good job