MENTAL ANGUISH FITNESS
Since my early teens I have battled major chronic mental illness. I did not understand that I was mentally ill until my late 20's. My life was chaos and will forever be chaos. Yet, out of that chaos I have ended up with 3 wonderful, understanding daughters.
Since I have schizophrenia, O.C.D./anxiety and major depression - I have accepted that I will never get better. Yet, I can still have/deserve a life. Since the young age of 41. :) I have been in over a hundred cycling races. Recently, I have taken up bodybuilding and competitive arm wrestling.
My message is simple: To others that are mentally ill - find something you are passionate about and peruse it. We are living a different life than others. We do not need to be rich or famous. In a way we are blessed because we can peruse our dream.
The reason why I put myself out in the world is an attempt to end the stigma of mental illness. It is horrible when others - including family - think of me as the same as a mass murderer - someone whom would go and shoot people.
I find it sad that people are still comparing someone that struggles to do the best they can given their limitations to someone that does evil. :(
My goal is to fight this awful stigma!
RACE/ARM WRESTLING RESUME
Race/Arm Wrestling Resume:
Member of U.S.A Cycling, UMCA.
**Certified U.S.A. Cycling Race Director "level B."
Race Resume as of 10/1/2000
Eric B. Ward
USAC License #338182
Ultracycling #8480
Time Trial/Road Racer, Category 4, Masters 40+ and 45+, Endurance Cyclist, 24 hour Time Trial Solo Racer. Ex-Pro Arm Wrestler. :(
Age 50
**November 2018 I was run over by an SUV/Truck. Occurred multiple injuries. Including Broken Back, broken left arm, broken right and left wrist, multiple fingers, lost a thumb, nerve damage on left leg. Had multiple surgeries, plate, pins, and screws in wrist. Which obviously destroyed arm wrestling.
#Last two years I have been cycling online using a recumbent bicycle while recovering.
Using Zwift and now Rouvy online programs.
#June 1st, through August 31st, 2020 medaled in Plant Ultra OCD distance challenge.
#145 Piru 20k Time Trial, Cat. 4, 7-8-2018, Placed 4th :(
#144 Piru 20k Time Trial, Cat. 4, 6-3-2018, Placed 2nd.
#143 SCNCA Time Trial Championships, Masters 45+, 6-2-2018, Placed 8th.
#142 Piru 20k Time Trial, Cat. 4, 5-6-2018, Placed 2nd.
#141 Fiesta Island 20k Time Trial, Cat. 4, 4-15-2018, Placed 6th
#140 Piru 20k Time Trial, Cat. 4, 4-8-2018, Placed 3rd
#139 Piru 20k Time Trial, Cat. 4, 2-4-2018, Placed 3rd.
#138 L.A. Fitness Expo 1-7-2018, U.A.L. Arm Wrestling - Masters Super Heavyweight, Left - Placed 4th. Masters Super Heavyweight, Right - Placed 5th.
#137 Anaheim Convention Center 8-27-2017, N.A.P Arm Wrestling, Masters Left, Super heavyweight, Placed 4th
#136 Piru 20k Time Trial, Cat 4, 8-6-2017, Placed 2nd
#135 USA Masters Games, Cat.45+ 7-15-2017, Placed 10th
#134 Piru 20k Time Trial, Cat 4, 7-9-2017, Placed 1st
#133 Piru 20K Time Trial, Cat 4, 4-2-2017, Placed 1st
#132 L.A. Convention center, 1-6-2017, N.A.P. California Arm Wrestling Championships. Super heavy Weight, Armature Left and Masters Left Hand, Placed 5th and 4th,
#131 Piru 20K Time Trial, Cat. 4, 12-3-2016, 3rd
#130 Worlds 24 hour TT Championship, Men’s standard bike, age group 40-49 11-3&4-2016, 9th
#129 Piru 20k Time Trial, Cat. 4, 7-10-2016, 2nd! :)
#128 Piru 20k Time Trial, Axel Merx category "due to destroyed TT Bike" 6-5-2016, 2nd
$127 Piru 40k Time Trial, Masters 45+, 5-7-2016 Crashed :(
#126 Piru 20k Time Trial, Cat. 4, 4-3-2016, 1st - again!! :) :)
#125 Piru 40k Time Trial, Masters 45+, 4-2-2016, 1st!!
#124 Piru 20K Time Trial, Category 4, 3-6-2016, 1st!! :) :)
#123 Piru 40K Tine Trial, Masters 45+, 3-5-2016, 2nd :)
#122 Piru 40K Time Trial, Masters 45+, 1-9-2016, 1st :) New year, new start, and I will keep going.
#121 12-12-2015 World Arm Wrestling League, Bakersfield, California - Pro Left/Right Hand - placed 8th
#120 8-23-2015 NAP Anaheim Fit Expo ArmWrestling Championships, Anaheim, CA. 3rd place - Masters Left Hand "again. :) "
#119 Piru 20k Time Trial, Masters 45+, 8-2-2015, 8th
#118 6-6-2015 & 6-7-2015 United States ArmWrestling Championships, Las Vegas, NV. 3rd place - Masters Left Hand. :) :)
#117 Fiesta Island Master Time Trial Championships 5-16-2015, Masters 45+ 2nd!! :)
#116 Piru 20K Time Trial, Masters 45+, 4-12-2015 DNF Mechanical
#115 Piru 20K Time Trial, "So. Cal. Cup Race" 3-1-2015, Masters 45+, 3rd
#114 Piru 40k Time Trial, 2-28-2015, Masters 45+, 2nd
#113 Piru 20k Time Trial, 1-18-2015, Masters 45+, 2nd
#112 Piru 40K Time Trial, 1-10-2015, Masters 45+, 1st
#111 Piru 20K Time Trial, 12-7-2014, Masters 35+, 1st!!!!! :)
#110 Fiesta Island Time Trials 20K, 11-23-2014, Masters 35+, 8th
#109 24 hour Worlds Time Trial Championship, 11-14/15-2014, Standard bike 40-49, 8th "Yes, the race was 24 hours. :)"
#108 Oak Hills Time Trial, 9-14-2014 Masters 35+, DNF - My bike fell apart - no surprise - I need to start over and build new bikes.
#107 Piru 20K 9-6-2014, Masters 35+, 3rd "back on bike after being run over and another brutal crash in June." I went slow but At least I finally raced!! :)
#106 May 24th State Time Trial Championships. I have no idea where I placed I was still really in bad shape due to becoming a hood ornament. :(
**May 3rd 2014, Attempted to cycle across to USA - ended early due to being run over - again :(
#105 Piru 20K TT, 4-6-2014, Masters 35+, 2nd :)
#104 Piru 40K TT, 4-5-2014, Masters 35+, 3rd
#103 Tour De Murietta, 3-7-2014, Men 30+, Really, really bad 37th :(
#102 Piru 20K TT, 3-2-2014, Masters 35+, 2nd :)
#101 Peninsula Hill Climb TT, 3-1-2014, Masters 35+, 5th
#100!! Piru 20K TT, 2-2-2014, Masters 35+, 2nd :)
#99 Oak Hill TT, 1-26-2014, Masters 35+, 2nd :)
#98 Piru 20K TT, 1-5-2013, Masters 35+, Bib #448, 3rd
#97 Piru 20k TT, 12-1-2013, Masters 35+, Bib #369, 3rd
#96 San Diego TT, 11-29-2013, Masters 35+, Bib #24, 4th
#95 Oak Hills TT, 11-28-2013, Masters 35+, Bib #11, 2nd :)
#94 Fiesta Island TT, 11-17-2013, Masters 35+, Bib #26, 7th
#93 Worlds Championships 24 hour TT, Coachella Valley, CA 11-8/9-2013, Men 40-49 standard bike, Bib #303, 1st - 354 miles!!
#92 Piru 20k TT, 11-3-2013, Masters 35+, Bib #351, 3rd
#91 NAMIBikes 100K charity ride, Davis, CA 11-2-2013, Bib #3, finished
#90 Piru 20k TT, 10-6-2013, Masters 35+, Bib #286 3rd
#89 Texas Time Trial, Glen Rose Texas, 9-20/21-2013, 24 hour TT, Men 40-44, standard bike, 1st in age group, 5th overall :)!!!!!!
#88 Piru TT, 9-8-2013, Masters 35+, Bib #93, 1st :)
#87 San Diego TT, 9-7-2013, Masters 35+, Bib #54, 13th - did an extra lap. Was in bicycling land :)
#86 Mt Baldy Hill Climb TT, 8-17-2013, Masters 35+, Bib #255, failed:(
#85 Piru 20 TT, 8-4-2013, Masters 35+, Bib#218, 2nd :)
#84 Piru 40K TT, 8-3-2013, Masters 35+, Bib#194, 1st :)
#83 Sherman Pass Road Race, 7-20-2013, Masters 35+, Bib #338, 5th
#82 Tonkawa 12 hour ultra TT, McGregor, Texas, 7-13-2013, Standard bike Males 35-49, Bib #1232 169.2 miles, 5th
#81 2013 USAC SCNCA Time Trial Championship, 5-18-2013, Masters 40-44, Bib #119, 11th
#80 San Diego TT, 5-12-2013, Masters 35+, Bib #47, 4th
#80 Piru 20k TT, 5-5-2013, Masters 35+, Bib #488, 1st :)
#79 Piru 40k TT, 5-4-2013, Masters 35+, Bib #60, 1st :)
#78 Fiesta Island TT, 04-14-2013, Cat.4, Bib# 48, Placed 4th
#77 Oceanside Double Century, 04-06-2013, Men 25-49, Bib #201, Time 13:31
#76 San Diego TT, 03-31-2013, Masters 35+, Bib#41, Place 5th
#75 Peninsula Hill Climb TT, 03-30-2013, Masters 35+. Bib #90. Place 6th
#74 Slovang Double Century, 03-23-2013, Men 25-49, Bib #416, Time 12:36
#73 Fiesta Island TT, 03-17-2013, Masters 35+. Bib #36, Placed 4th
#72 Santiago Canyon TT, 03-16-2013, Masters 35+, Bib #92, Placed 7th
#71 Super Masters TT Championships, 03-09-2013, Masters 40+, Bib #42, Placed 1st :)!!
#70 Tour de Murrieta TT, 03-08-2013, Masters 35+, Bib #733, Placed 30th :(
#69 Piru 20 K TT, 03-03-2013, Masters 35+, Bib #412, Placed 4th
#68 Fiesta Island TT, 02-17-2013, Masters 35+, Bib #57, Placed 4th
#67 Peninsula Hill Climb TT, 02-16-2013, Masters 35+, Bib #331, Placed 3rd
#66 Tour De Palm Springs, 02-09-2013, 100 mile charity ride
#65 San Diego TT, 02-03-2013, Masters 35+, Bib #40, Placed 5th
#64 Oak Hills TT, 01-27-2013, Master35+, Bib #5, Placed 2nd
#63 Piru 20k TT, 01-06-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #330, Placed 2nd
#62 San Bruno Mtn Hill Climb, 01-01-2013, Masters 35+, Bib #172, Placed 24th :(
#61 Yuma Holiday Crit. 12-29-2012, Category 4, Bib #134, Placed 6th?
#60 Toms Farms TT, 12-09-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #2, Placed 4th
#59 Piru 20K TT, 12-02-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #300, Placed 2nd:)
#58 Fiesta Island TT, 11-23-2012,Masters 35+, Bib #95, Placed 9th
#57 Toms Farms TT, 11-22-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #2, Placed 7th
#56 Santiago Canyon TT, 11-17-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #209, Placed 4th:(
#55 NAMI Bikes 50 mile charity ride, 11-10-2012, Bib #301, completed ride.
#54 Piru 20K TT, 11-4-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #259, Placed 4th
#53 Santiago Canyon TT, 10-20-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #174, Placed 6th:(
#52 Toms Farms TT, 10-14-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #2, Placed 2nd:)
#51 Piru 20k TT, 10-7-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #213, Placed 4th
#50 Fiesta Island TT 20K, 9-9-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #114, Placed 9th
#49 Piru 40K TT, 9-8-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #164, Placed 2nd
#48 USA Cycling Masters 30K TT, Bend OR. 9-5-2012, Masters 40+, Bib #582, Placed 25th:(
#47 Mt. Whitney Stage Race, 8-26-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #267, Placed 8th "again:)"
#46 Mt. Whitney Stage Race, 8-25-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #267, Placed 8th
- Placed 8th overall in Mt. Whitney stage race - wonder why:)?
#45 Mt. Baldy Climb Time Trial, 8-18-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #769, Placed 5th
#44 Piru 20K Time Trial, 7-1-2012, Masters 35+. Bib #29, Placed 2nd
#43 Piru 40K Time Trial, 6-30-2012, Master 35+, Bib #6, Placed 2nd
#42 Piru 20K Time Trial, 6-3-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #117, Placed 2nd
#41 Piru 40K Time Trial, 6-2-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #101, Placed 1st:)
#40 Fiesta Island Time Trial, 5-13-2012, Masters 40+, Bib #96, Placed 9th
#39 USAC/SCNA State Championships, 5-12-2012, Masters 40+, Bib #153, Placed 11th
#38 Piru 20K Time Trial, 5-6-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #228, Placed 3rd
#37: Piru 40K Time Trial, 5-5-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #468, Placed 2nd
#36: Santiago Canton TT, 4-21-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #126, Placed 4th
#35: Fiesta Island Time Trial, 4-8-2012, Masters 40+, Bib #90, Placed 4th
#34: Cyclo-Vets Fall Classic TT, 3-31-2012, Masters 40+, Bib #80, Placed 6th
#33: Peninsula Hill Climb TT “POLA” 3-25-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #753,
Placed 1st :)
#32: Tour De Murrieta Time Trial, 3-9-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #753, Placed 20th
#31: Fiesta Island Time Trial, 3-4-2012, Masters 40+, Bib #111, Placed 10th
#30: Peninsula Hill Climb TT ”POLA” 2-12-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #687, Placed 8th
#29: Fiesta Island Time Trial, 2-5-2012, Masters 40+, Bib #102, Placed 13th
#28: Ontario GP, 1-15-2012,Masters 30+ Cat. 1-4, Bib #229, DNF
#27: Ontario GP, 1-15-2012, Masters 40+ Cat 1-4, Bib #429, Placed 53rd
#26: Tom's Farm Time Trial, 1-29-2012, Masters 35+, Bib #2, Placed 3rd:)
#25: Tom’s Farm Time Trial - 12-11-2011 - Masters 40+, Bib #1, Placed 4th
#24: Fiesta Island Time Trial - 11-25-2011 - Cat. 4/5, Bib #105, Placed 6th
#23: Tom’s Farm Time Trial - 11-24-2011- Cat 4/5, Bib #1, Placed 4th
#22: Santiago Canyon Time Trial - 11-12-2011 - Cat 4, Bib #52, Placed 5th
*Placed 3rd overall in the Masters 40+ category at GM Classic Omnium, Yuma, AZ
#21: GM Classic Omnium - 66 mile road race 11-6-2011 - Masters 40+, Bib #144, Placed 5th
#20: GM Classic Omnium - Time Trial 11-5-2011 - Masters 40+, Bib #144, Placed 3rd
#19: Fiesta Island Time Trial - 10-9-2011 - Masters 40+, Bib #92, Placed 16th
#18: Santiago Canyon Time Trial - 10-8-2011- Masters 40+, Bib #2, Placed 4th
#17: San Diego Cycle Vets Fall Classic Time Trial - 9-25-2011 Masters 40+ Bib #52, Placed 4th
#16: Tom’s Farm Time Trial - 9/18/2011- Masters 40+, Bib #2, Placed 5th
#15: Fiesta Island Time Trial - 9/11/2011- Masters 40+ ,Bib #96, Placed 21st
#14: Ontario Grand Prix - 7/3/2011 - Men’s Cat 4/5, Bib #869, DNF
#13: Leesville Gap Road Race - 7/2/2011- Men’s Cat 4, Bib #611, Placed 18th but I am listed as DNS?? Tried to fix the mix up but it was never resolved:(
#12: 2011 San Pedro Grand Prix - 6/19/2011 - Men’s Cat 5, Bib #190, Placed 35th
#11: Majestic Cycling Weekday Crit. - 6/07/2011 - Cat 4/5, Bib #238, DNF
#10: Ontario Mid Season Crit. - 5/15/2011 - Cat 4/5 - Bib #967, Placed 45th
#9: Ontario Mid Season Crit. - 5/15/2011 - 30+ Cat 4/5 - Bib #872, Placed 55th
#8: Barrio Logan Grand Prix - 5/7/2011 - Cat 5 - Bib #542, Placed 41st
#7: Los Angeles Circuit Race - 4/17/2011 - Cat 5 - Bib #621, Crash - DNF
#6: San Diego Cycle Vets Spring Classic Crit - 4/10/2011 - Cat 5 Race B - Bib #575, Placed 27th
#5: San Diego Cycle Vets Spring Classic Crit - 4/10/2011 - Cat 5 Race A - Bib #517, Flat Tire - DNF
#4: Redlands Downtown Crit. - 4/3/2011 - Cat 5, Bib #171, Placed 40th
#3: Bulldog Road Race - 3/19/2011 - Masters 40 to 44, Road Race, Bib #437, Placed 19th
#2: Tour de Murrieta - 3/11/2011 - Cat 5 - TT Bib #561, Placed 34th
#1: Tour de Palm Springs 2/2011 - 50 mile charity ride - Completed ride:)
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