Don't know Joe but certainly know of him. In his early/mid 40s he was/is still kicking butt on both the track and the road. Those of you who haven't heard of him and are looking for a wow moment should look him up. Last time I checked, when he was doing fundraisers for his trip to London for the Paralympics, he still had a day job and limited sponsorship, which is a crying shame for an athlete performing at that level.

What's driving me. Based on what I've seen, and obviously depending on the disability class, the elite Paralympians are performing at about 90% of their able bodied counterparts. I would not aspire to that nor would I ever consider taking a seat away from a younger athlete with upside, but if I was persuaded that a 58 year old body could still build the muscle and lung capacity to keep from being embarrassed, it might be fun to join the guys like Joe at Nationals some day. Hence I posed the question about what I might expect if I put in the kind of effort y'all do.

Hat's off racing and winning with half a hand. I lost three fingers on my last hand to a table saw (reattached now but not working) and it had a big time negative effect on my bike handling, among other things.