About a week and half ago, on November 10, SUNY Cortland hosted their annual Turkey Trot. It is a 5K run or 3.2 miles walk/run/wheelchair around campus. I was able to run the Turkey Trot last year, and this year I was signed up to run also but unfortunately sprainged five tendons in my foot and was in the Emergency Room the day of the race. Some of you may have participated in the it or known someone who did.
What is unique about this race is that it is a run/walk/wheelchair race. Participants have the option of using a wheelchair for the whole race. It is long but I would have wanted to do that this year because I think it would have put my life into perspective. Just for about half a week I was hobbling around this campus on crutches and it was extremely painful. Carting myself around campus took a long time and it was a great workout. Here at SUNY Cortland we offer many adaptive classes that students can participate in along with the Apple Run and Turkey Trot Run. If you ever have the chance to put yourself in someones elses position, you shouldn definitely give it a shot. It is a rewarding experience to see what people with disabilities have to deal with everyday. Next time you see someone who is on crutches at school or is in a wheelchair, help them out! This campus is not the most handicap excessible and we all know how much fun it is to walk up and down the hill!
Everyone have a fun and safe Thanksgiving!
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This sounds like an interesting event, but unfortunatly I have never heard of it or else I might have been apart of it as well. I thing things like this are great for society and seems to bring people closer together when you do things that involve many different types of people. Maybe I'll try it out next year.
ReplyDeleteI love the turkey trot i wish i could participate in it but every year something comes up that i cant. I really enjoyed that you wrote about this and funny that Paul had never heard of it before because i feel like it isnt as widely known as it should be. And he even goes to Cortland, what are the odds! It related very well to your blog in general, very good!
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