AFM 2025
re-post on 9/29/2026.
I repost these on this day because I liked the time setting (start time) better than 2026 race. I want to let officials know "how much dangerous more pedaling in the dark". Hope they consider again about the start time for next year.
AFM 2026 story is up.
Entry#460. 9/22/2025.
What does “the race” day look like?
(In my husband’s case, he gets up at 3:00am because of his morning bowel movement program. Each individual adaptive athletes have different conditions and routines.)
5:30am arrival at Air Force museum parking lot
Final check/pump handcycle (tires, brakes, chains, shift/gears)
It was warm and nice temperature after all.
6:30am (still dark) pedaling to the start line with bike escorts
There is a security check, scanning each individual body and inside bags.
Then warm up pedaling at the start line area
Finally the sky was lighter and beautiful.
7:05am Line up
It was a nicer warmup area setting than last year.
7:10am Opening ceremony
7:20am Wheeled division race (26.2 mi)
7:30am both Full (26.2) and Half (13.1) marathon races
There were 16 handcyclists (handcrank) and 1 racing wheelchair (pushrim) this year. There were several first timers as well. It was my husband’s 3rd time of AFM.
Here is a video of the start of the wheeled division race.
Entry#461. 9/23/2025.
What does happen at "the finish line area"?
Since my husband is aiming around the time of "1 hour 30 minutes" to finish 26.2 mi handcycling, I cannot leave finish line area to watch his 'run' at any other mile points because I don't have enough time to be back on time. So I only can see him two times.
Photos below. The first one was the point 3-4 min before the finish line.
Right after I saw him passing me, I always have to run back to the finish line as fast as I could. Funny. Then I congratulate him and his fabulous bike escorts.
Do you see the second photo below? All the colorful color things background are finisher-medals!!
Then we go back to the parking lot and my husband gets on his wheelchair to relax.
I do love this "after the race gathering time" very much. We chat about anything and everything related to each other's experiences. We laugh together a lot. I love them all.
Congratulations to all of them! Another great race!
Here is my fail-story (kind of) as well. Go find Entry#462.
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