Segway Helps Person Train for 2005 NYC Marathon

Using a Segway Human Transporter, Jonathan Gleich is training for the 2005 NYC marathon

(Houston Running note: A search of the official entrant database at the website of the NYC Marathon shows that Gleich is in the lottery, which will occur this week. However, if you look at the pictures on his website, you'll find his progressing completely stunning!)

(PRWEB) June 10, 2005 -- “What happened the battery die?” is the question most asked of Jonathan Gleich, when he is outside running with his Segway Human Transporter (HT); Jonathan is a strange site, wearing running clothing, Adidas 1 running shoes, pushing a Segway. But he is not distracted from his goal of running 26.2 miles November 6, 2005. “The Segway allows me to run further and push myself harder,” says Jonathan. “Besides the added upper body work I get from pushing it, when I get tired I hop on and can ride home, it is a lifeboat for me.”

Unique training for a unique individual who has gone from 425 pounds, to 215 pounds in two short years. “I used the Segway to ‘scope’ out the running terrain when I was still not able to run, it got me outside in the sun, instead of hiding in my house sitting behind a computer.”

The Segway HT is the world’s first self-balancing human transporter that uses advanced technology, gyroscopes and tilt sensors to emulate human balance. When a person leans slightly forward, the Segway HT moves forward. When leaning back, the Segway HT moves back. Riders can travel up to 12.5 mph for a distance of up to 24 miles on a single charge.

About Segway, LLC

Segway LLC develops and manufactures alternative-power transportation devices and is well known for its flagship product, the electric, self-balancing Segway® Human Transporter (HT), which has garnered attention around the globe since it was first revealed in December 2001. Driven by a mission to develop and sell fun, innovative transportation solutions, Segway employs patented "dynamic stabilization" technology to create versatile, agile, short-range devices that provide an exhilarating user experience. People are using the Segway HT to run errands, commute to work, and just have fun, while enjoying the benefits of its impressive energy efficiency - equivalent to 450 miles per gallon. Commercial organizations are using it to increase productivity and reduce emissions and operational costs.

Segway LLC's headquarters and manufacturing facility are based in Bedford, N.H.
Their website is: www.segway.com.

Segway is a registered trademark of Segway LLC in the United States and in other countries.

About Jonathan Gleich

Jonathan Gleich weighing in at 425 lbs. Was crippled with sciatica July 2003, keeping him bedridden for over a month, At that point he decided on a life style change and on December 4th 2003 he had laparoscopic surgery where Dr. Christine Ren Of NYU Medical Center Preformed weight loss surgery and installed an Inamed "lap band" device on Jonathan's stomach restricting his food intake. Jonathan has lost over 200 pounds thus far.

More information about Jonathan is available on his website: http://www.bandster.us/.