"BE SAFE OUT THERE," the race organizer said, standing in the water by the inflatable dinosaur. "Grab onto a kayak if you need a break." (He was looking at me. I know he was.) Then he gave the "go signal" and my group splashed across the starting line and out into Kent Lake for the start …
Tag: Cycling
It’s Hard to Take it Easy
THIS STANDING AROUND BIT IS TOUGH, MAN. The Ann Arbor Marathon was last Sunday. Sounds like a natural for me to be in it, right? But it was too close to my next race. So instead, I biked downtown to join some of my PR Fitness friends in cheering on the runners. I only felt …
How Not to Reduce Bicycle Accidents
THE MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE, IN ITS WISDOM, believes it has found a way to boost bicycle safety. All that's needed is two simple changes to existing laws. The first proposed change allows a cyclist to signal a right turn by extending the right arm, rather than upturning the left arm at a right angle. It passed …
A Terrific Ride, and a Tribute
I had a terrific 80-mile bike ride on Saturday. That's the good news. The bad news is how the ride came to be. David Relson, a co-worker and fellow cyclist, passed away suddenly at 65 on September 21. David was an avid and enthusiastic cyclist. I lost count of the times I saw him ride …
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