Hi gang!
I'm just returning to my passion for biking after almost 10 years of being sidelined through no fault of my own...
In 1995, I was an 185 lb fairly serious bike rider... I could rip off 50-miles at over 20 miles an hour... Not bad for being over 40 years old. It gave me a great sense of victory over my devastating divorce of 1993... Every mile I pedaled moved me forward and gave me a great sense of victory...
Unfortunately, I contracted a rare hormonal disorder (pituitary failure) that trashed my body until I reached 330 lbs last year...
For years my doctors suggested I have surgery to address the severe obesity... My consistent response was "Just get me well enough to get back on my bike..."
Last November, I walked into my local Trek bike store and bought a hybrid... That made it so I could just ride around the block...
I now weigh 203 lbs and ride about 120 miles a week...
I've finally got a handle on my illness and plan on doing a 100-mile ride Oct. 2... I'm also competing in time-trials and couldn't be more grateful...
I suppose my point here is to just make the most of your ability to participate... For sure, do your best! But at the same time be grateful and maybe even giddy that you're able to even be a part of something so unique and so special...
Jim
I'm just returning to my passion for biking after almost 10 years of being sidelined through no fault of my own...
In 1995, I was an 185 lb fairly serious bike rider... I could rip off 50-miles at over 20 miles an hour... Not bad for being over 40 years old. It gave me a great sense of victory over my devastating divorce of 1993... Every mile I pedaled moved me forward and gave me a great sense of victory...
Unfortunately, I contracted a rare hormonal disorder (pituitary failure) that trashed my body until I reached 330 lbs last year...
For years my doctors suggested I have surgery to address the severe obesity... My consistent response was "Just get me well enough to get back on my bike..."
Last November, I walked into my local Trek bike store and bought a hybrid... That made it so I could just ride around the block...
I now weigh 203 lbs and ride about 120 miles a week...
I've finally got a handle on my illness and plan on doing a 100-mile ride Oct. 2... I'm also competing in time-trials and couldn't be more grateful...
I suppose my point here is to just make the most of your ability to participate... For sure, do your best! But at the same time be grateful and maybe even giddy that you're able to even be a part of something so unique and so special...
Jim