Woman's invention led to a growing business — and a key piece of gear she'll rely on when racing the Chicago Marathon
CHICAGO - As a kid, Arielle Rausin had little interest in sports - even before the car accident that paralyzed her from the waist down at age 10.
She remembers being forced to participate in gym class at her Florida middle school, until she met a teacher who invented ways for her to play alongside her classmates.
"It was the first time I realized sports could be really fun even though I was in a wheelchair," said Rausin, 26.
She joined the cross-country team and discovered she liked to race, even when that meant pushing a regular wheelchair around the grass course. She got her first racing wheelchair in high school. By the time Rausin graduated, she'd
