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- Part III - The Lions by Meyrick Jones Racing on Oct 15, 2009
Three Iconic Hikes - One Day.... Part III - The LionsThe Lions - 5,408 ftDistance: ~16kmElevation Gain: 4,500 ftTime: 5:39:00Another 25 minute drive, two sandwiches, half a can of coke later and we were parked in Lions Bay at the trailhead for The L...
- Part II - The Chief by Meyrick Jones Racing on Oct 14, 2009
Three Iconic Hikes - One Day.... Part II - The ChiefThe Chief - 2,303 ftDistance Covered: ~7kmElevation Gain: approx. 2,000 ftOur Time: 2:06:00After descending the 15km from Black Tusk we spent a few minutes in the parking lot assessing ourselves an...
- 5 Peaks Wrap-Up... by Meyrick Jones Racing on Sep 24, 2009
Took me a while to get to this... I've been run off my feet foot with Sacha out of town. She only left me one of the kids but man I have a new appreciation for moms. What's with the crazy schedule of pick-ups and drop-offs?!!!Anyway, casting the m...
- Broken Prosthetic - Temporary Repair by Meyrick Jones Racing on Aug 4, 2009
This morning I was greeted with a snap, crackle and POP! Unfortunately, it was not my Rice Krispies but my prosthetic limb...The carbon in a Flex-Foot Modular III doesn't usually snap in two all at once - which is lucky since there would be a lot o...
- Making Lemonade by Meyrick Jones Racing on Jun 23, 2009
I spent a good chunk of the weekend on my butt resting the leg. It seems odd to 'rest' an unidentified swelling that is pretty much invisible to anyone who isn't familiar with the geography of my leg.It can be a frustrating process that's for sure.
- Sit Rep: 3+4=5 by Meyrick Jones Racing on Jun 20, 2009
Here's the SitRep (situation report) re (regarding) my f'd-up (you can figure that one out yourself) leg.I have had a little problem developing within my socket for the last couple of weeks. [Socket = the top part of my prosthetic limb i.e. the part...
- Helping - How? by Meyrick Jones Racing on Feb 17, 2009
A true story (but not a short one - my apologies!):A few years after my accident in SF, the one where I "lost" my leg (still hoping it might turn up...) I heard about a kid that lost his leg in a boating accident. Then, not long after that, I heard...
