Category Archives: Bike Ride

Learning “we”

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Coach D

I was a little nervous, the feeling that comes to you whenever you face something new. I had been invited to ride with the Trace Bike Club through a fellow biker. She told me that she would be riding that … Continue reading →

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The invalid in us

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Coach D

After 35 years of running, I had to stop this year due to hip issues.  I decided to pick up biking and called my brother, a seasoned biker, to take me out on the road.  I remember feeling insecure and … Continue reading →

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Freezing outside…warming inside

Posted on November 21, 2011 by Coach D

I was so cold that hot coffee couldn’t warm me.  It was that deep chilling cold that penetrated my bones.  I had just finished a bike ride with my good friend, Tom.  It wasn’t frigid outside, just cold enough to … Continue reading →

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A bike, a flat tire, a pumped-up heart

Posted on November 3, 2011 by Coach D

In the most unlikely of places, this story begins–stranded on a country road with a flat bike tire.  I was trying to catch up with my bike buddies on a recent Saturday morning.  The weird thud, thud, thud, the rough … Continue reading →

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