cycling

Were Lance Armstrong’s Lies Justified?

Posted on 01/18/2013 by | Philanthropy & Fundraising | Comments

Personal Health | Volunteering | Your LifeBetrayed. That’s the only way to express the feelings I have as I track Lance Armstrong’s “process of confession.”  In fact, I was so upset I couldn’t bring myself to watch the Oprah interview last night, which, in addition to “coming clean” had to include some justification for why he spent nearly two decades lying, attacking his denouncers and systematically deceiving a community of cycling supporters and fans. (I am one of them.) I am an avid cyclist.  I cycle …

Distance: 3,000 Miles. Average Age: 70. Goal: Fun.

Posted on 06/14/2012 by | AARP Blog Author | Comments

Personal HealthAction movies are popular, duh! Lots have ‘Specialist Team’ centered character dynamics. The Leader. The Toughguy. The Plucky Young Recruit. Only this isn’t about an action movie. And the youngest guy on the team is 68 and is an accomplished motocross competitor. This is about endurance as much as about skill. In the mind of this team, it is about passion for health, fitness and cycling. A team of gentlemen have come together to do the Race Across America – …

Cycling…across Iowa!

Posted on 08/3/2010 by | Archived Contributor | Comments

Personal HealthI had never even heard of this before, but now that I know about it, I want nothing more than to do it someday! It’s the Register’s Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa, or RAGBRAI, and it takes place every year (and has for the past 38 years) – and it’s exactly what it sounds like. Some 10,000 cyclists biking across the state of Iowa for a week! I came across this blog post on Politics Daily.com and had to …