The Arcade Belt Program
#highfivesathlete Yvonne Michaud tells her story through kayaking
Goal 2: Doing whitewater in a hard shell kayak.
Yvonne hit the bike in her first goal, and is now taking her talents into the water. Read about her story, her motivations, and how she’s pushing herself each and every day.
It felt like I had reclaimed something my injury took from me - my ability to do action sports on my own terms. I love that on the river, nobody can tell that I use a wheelchair on land.Yvonne Michaud
By the end of the run I was relieved to still be alive, and could hardly believe that I had overcome my fear. It felt like I had reclaimed something my injury took from me – my ability to do action sports on my own terms. I love that on the river, nobody can tell that I use a wheelchair on land. And though I do have to rely on different muscle groups than AB paddlers, I am out there in the same equipment as everyone else, paddling the same water, having just as much (if not more) fun.
The Arcade Belt Program
The Arcade Belt Program was put in place to provide our athletes with a system for setting goals. Similar to a karate belt system, athletes move through the ranks when they complete goals they set for themselves and receive a belt with stars corresponding to the goal number they accomplish.
