{"product_id":"cycle-of-hope-tricia-downing-9780998430201","title":"Cycle of Hope: A Journey From Paralysis to Possiblity","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt thirty-one, Tricia Downing was in the best shape of her life.\u003c\/b\u003e In the summer of 2000, Tricia, an avid cyclist, drove across the country for what amounted to eighteen races in twenty-three days. She returned from her adventure to a fresh start: a new job awaited her, and determined to make the next summer the year she would make her mark on the world of cycling, she began a rigorous training strategy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut on September 17, 2000, Tricia Downing's life took a detour. While training on a her bicycle one sunny Colorado afternoon, Tricia collides with a car that turns directly in her path, and instantly becomes paralyzed from the chest down. As a competitive road and track cyclist and lifelong athlete, losing the use of her legs is devastating on all accounts. As she re-learns to do everything from sitting straight up to navigating through her house in a wheelchair to returning to work and operating a handcycle, her grueling recovery takes her to the very core of ther athletic mettle. This inner strength helps her to not only learn how to live life as a paraplegic--a label that takes time to grow accustomed to--but to have the courage to return to the competitive sport she loves and almost lost. Determined to live life on her terms, Tricia turns her misfortune into opportunity, and is now a wheelchair racer, competing regularly in triathlons around the globe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eCycle of Hope\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e chronicles Tricia's journey from the first terrifying moments of impact with the car through rehab and her emergence as a world-class athlete.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tricia Downing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 099843020X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780998430201\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Front Street Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/01\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 230\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.51w x 0.52d","brand":"Tricia Downing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44051683639551,"sku":"9780998430201","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_538b9ba6-0be6-4091-ba5f-54f9b43a11a7.jpg?v=1685014555","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/cycle-of-hope-tricia-downing-9780998430201","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}