Hand cyclist takes on Seagull Century

maryland will be bringingthousands of athletes to take on the 65 to 100 mile routes this weekend. but as 47 abc’s lissette nu?ez tells us – one athlete is looking to challenge the idea of what’s possible — and not let his physical limitations stop him from crossing the finish line. natural sound bike noise robby riding his hand cycle track 1 meet robby beckman. a quadriplegic athlete who is ready to take on seagull century. robby beckman, cyclist ” sports has been everyday of my life. everything i’ve done is because of sports track 2 but robby wasn’t always quadriplegic. he played baseball in college and attended salisbury university his sophomore year in college. that’s around the same time he got into an diving accident in ocean city, and became paralyzed. robby beckman, cyclist ” woke up roughly 13 days later at the university of maryland shock trauma in baltimore..and that was the first couple of days after my accident of breaking my neck.” track 3 but despite this accident – beckman has kept his spirit up. robby beckman, cyclist ” the positive memories here in ocean city are a whole lot memorable than the one diving accident that i had here.” track 4 and with the help ofphysical therapy, he has limited mobility in his upper extremities. which allows him to challenge himself physically and have the ability to ride a hand cycle. robby beckman, cyclist hand-cycling started as a cross training event that fed into another love on being out on a bike and getting a good work out in.” track 5 and he tells 47 abc what keeps him motivated – is being able to prove that anything is possible to his 3 year old son. robby beckman, cyclist it helps a lot when you got this guy right next to you, waking up every morning.” track 6 lissette nu?ez 47 abc. and we wish robby the best luck tomorrow. to find more information on this story and seagull century just head over to our website that’s 47 a-b-c dot com. earlier in our newscast — we told you about the injury risk