Trisha Cummings <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>  Hi All.
>
>   My assumption on this is it would have something to do with
> the dymanics of the fact  wheels can move faster than feet. We
> don't see bicycles taking on runners either - competeions are
> generally to see who is the best at a particular thing - and it
> is suppose to be fair. So the sailing thing was fair - everyone
> had proabaly about the same boats - so it was skill thing -
> feet vs feet, bicylces vs bicyles, wheelchairs vs wheelchairs
> those are fair - wheels against feet aren't. I wouldn't race
> someone riding a bicycle and think it was going to be a fair
> race. Think about the dynamics of stuff - wheels make stuff
> easier - you can get them going and glide - downhill would be a
> breeze - up hill would be the pits.
>
>                      Brightest Blessings
>                            Trisha
>
Oops, I think you're .XX% IQ has let you down here Trisha!! I
assume the two bozo's mentioned were competing in the wheelchair
section of the Boston Marathon.

The question is whether it is a "level playing field" if a TAB
uses a wheelchair to race against a person who has to use a
wheelchair. The answer is obviously NO. The TAB has an advantage
in ability to maintain fitness levels, and the strength in their
legs can easily be changed into increased power in their wheel
pushes (eg. gripping with thighs, feet wedged under foot bars,
etc).

--
Deri James