…about 3 miles into the ride I was wondering if I would really make it. I was hurting like I had not hurt before so soon into a ride. Between the cold and the fact that 2-3 weeks prior I had pinched a nerve that caused pain in my left leg and numbness in my left foot, I wasn’t feeling so good to start the ride.

Going up some of those hills about 20 miles into that first ride, the mental picture I had of myself was as Tim Conway riding a tricycle, struggling up a hill, just getting to the top and then toppling over like a stump. It was at that moment I knew one could feel like their [...]

This Thanksgiving arrives at a time when our country is in more than a little turmoil over the economy and divisive social issues. Families will gather on Thursday to celebrate one of America’s most cherished holidays. Whether you celebrate the season for Black Friday sales or for more traditional patriotic and spiritual reasons this may [...]