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CENTRAL PARK-- Modern stroller technology is making it easier for women to outrace the competition. New three-wheeled strollers with 14" tires and active-drool suspensions are winning the race in push-stroll park racing.
Sharon Whelling, and her Ultra-Stroll 300, are the new generation of park strollers, easily beating the old buggy-style strollers. Two-year-old Zachary Whelling is keen on the advantage is mother has given him. Zachary can get to the good swings well ahead of the other children, his chances of overturning are much lower, and the three-wheeled dynamics give his mother a sharper turning radius, important when dodging squirrels and other park path hazards. "I'm in a class all by myself," says Sharon Whelling. "My Ultra-stroller is the envy of my peers, and although Kathy's boy Lucas was walking three months sooner than my Zach, I can run laps around her on the stroller course." The innovative canopy, and streamlined design are important to Sharon's strolling needs. "There was a twig on the path one day. If I'd been using a clunky four or six-wheeled stroller, I'm sure we would have lurched, and maybe even tipped," said Sharon. "Now wouldn't that just upset the applecart." Rival strollers Michelle Keating and Peggy Bates are not concerned at all. "Sure, Sharon's got the extra speed, but at what cost?" said Peggy, mother of three. "Our strollers have been proven to last the long haul. Plus, we've got traditional esthetics." "That's just a fancy hot-rod show-off stroller," said Michelle, mother of 11-month-old Caitlin. "Nothing more really. I bet Zachary gets more bugs in his teeth than a man on a Vespa." Peggy was able to get the last laugh on Monday. While Sharon's Ultra-stroller was sidelined near the duck pond with a flat tire, Peggy (with daughter Shelby) was able to stroll by and reach the waterpark ahead of her. "I'm
sure they're just jealous," said Sharon.
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