tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post7169375513869114248..comments2024-03-29T06:37:18.029-04:00Comments on Not Running a Hospital: A Reason to RidePaul Levyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17065446378970179507noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32053362.post-20654944423892712282009-08-25T08:20:35.794-04:002009-08-25T08:20:35.794-04:00I'm in! I'm in! I'm riding!
This mu...I'm in! I'm in! I'm riding!<br /><br />This must be one of the most remarkable personal transformations in the history of humanity. Well, okay, it's not like St. Augustine, but still. Me, doing something genuinely ATHLETIC??<br /><br />Well, in June I said to my wife "I want to start bike riding." (Uh-huh.) "I want to find a yard sale bike, for $50." We didn't go hunting but later that day we passed a neighbor's yard sale, and yoho, a $45 bike.<br /><br />A classic (1970s) Raleigh, it turns out, in great shape. My bike technician says he'll buy it when I'm ready to move up.<br /><br />I've taken to it like a duck to water, and this past Sundy for the first time EVER, I rode 30 miles, back and forth on the Nashua River Rail Trail between Nashua and Ayer MA. <br /><br />Then I went home and accepted the invitation from Dr. Megan Anderson, my incredible orthopedist, about whom I've written before: I'll be on her team for this event.<br /><br />IGNORE PAUL: SPONSOR <b>ME!</b> <a href="http://www.gratefulnation.org/site/TR/Events/TR-AReasontoRide?px=1040421&pg=personal&fr_id=1040" rel="nofollow">Click here.</a>e-Patient Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11608258246509102466noreply@blogger.com