The last week of training was very tough. I was introduced to my first bike workout. Bike workout? Yeah, it sounds pretty simple, but under my Coach, Dan Pfaff, it’s no fun at all. This is how it worked. I had to pedal as fast as I could for ten seconds. You have to set [...]
As I thought, week 2 was a lot more intense than the first. The track workouts picked up in length, but the weight room workouts are now a “beast.” I have to go in there six days a week. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are dedicated for heavy weight lifting and Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday are [...]
If you don’t know, starting up training after a long period of time off does not feel good. My first week of training was great but my body let me know how long of a break I took off. The crazy thing is, I got in San Diego on last Tuesday, and didn’t even start [...]
My name is Elexis Gillette, but feel free to call me Lex. I'm a blind track and field athlete. I compete the long jump and triple jump, and I currently hold the American record in both events for totally blind athletes.
In September 2008, I represented the U.S. in the Paralympic Games in Beijing, China, and became the Paralympic Silver Medalist in the long jump.
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