Category Archives: Riding a Bike

Never Stop

Posted on August 12, 2024 by Al

The fully loaded touring bike leaned against the windows of an Arby’s appended to the Pilot truck stop in Mountain Home, Idaho. Forty miles east of Boise, it offered the perfect dinner stop as I ended the penultimate day of … Continue reading →

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On The Road Again

Posted on July 11, 2023 by Al

Reporting in on my experience returning to cycling after a radical robot-assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP). Prior to surgery 14 weeks ago, cycling was one of my passions as a 74 y/o. I’d done it all – mountain biking, multi-day trips, … Continue reading →

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Gym Rat – II

Posted on January 11, 2020 by Al

Three years later at college, I joined the Freshman swim team. The coach, John Edgar, was actually the head of the football team. He sent aspiring team members a mimeographed set of exercises in September, urging us to consider going … Continue reading →

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Transistor Radio

Posted on January 31, 2019 by Al

In 1956, Frank Robinson first appeared with the Cincinnati Reds, our hometown baseball team. The Reds played in a small bandbox of a stadium, a miniature version of the Brooklyn Dodgers’ Ebbet’s Field. It was confined by the irregular streets … Continue reading →

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Biking To School

Posted on January 23, 2019 by Al

“When you go back to school, you’re going to be in the 4th grade.” It was March of1958, and I was home sick for a week from the 3rd grade. This was probably just another symptom of my rapidly worsening … Continue reading →

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It’s Just Like Riding a Bike

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Al

“Just keep pedaling and hold on to the handlebars!” My father was running behind me, hand grasping the seat post of the tiny two-wheeler he’d bought at Sears for my 4th birthday. We were heading downhill, along the sidewalk next … Continue reading →

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