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Month: September 2021

#206 Winter duathlon 4/4 – testing the actual race bike

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 26/09/202126/09/2021
  • amputation
  • Video

It’s coming up to a year since I elected to have my leg amputated. So my achievements this week are made all the more poignant. The main one being.. racing the actual racing bike – […]

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#205 Amputee life: new wheelchair, new cycling kit, new opportunities

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 19/09/2021
  • amputation
  • Video

I’ve been bold this week. Tried some things I haven’t tried, put myself into places that will challenge me mentally and physically (in an exciting way) aaaand I have a show and tell.. my brand […]

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#204 A week in my life: coming out of lock down

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 10/09/2021
  • amputation

We have had it pretty easy in NZ compared to the rest of the world when it comes to COVID. Lock down does still present it’s challenges though.. and my week ends with an exciting […]

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#203 How to learn to ride a bike again as an amputee

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 04/09/202104/09/2021
  • amputation
  • Video

I had so many comments and questions about how I actually went about teaching myself how to ride again that I thought I would explain my process – step by step. (Maybe it will save […]

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#202 Don’t outwardly judge disability

  • by Melanie Magowan
  • Posted on 03/09/202104/09/2021
  • amputation
  • Video

There are a lot of ways people can be classified as disabled. Did you know that there is a category in the Paralympics for intellectual disability – which includes autism? My disability might be physical […]

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