Sunday, October 05, 2008

Bicycling becomes a family activity


My blog and website attest to the fact that I have become a serious cyclist in the past nine years. I even ride my bike to work a couple days a week. But this year I brought my son, Peter, into the world of cycling. We gave him a basic bicycle for his birthday; he commutes to work on it a few times weekly.

But this Sunday was special. We did our first century together this Sunday, even if it was only 100 kilometers. It was the Surf City Century in Santa Cruz (Aptos) that wove through redwood canyons, eucalyptus groves, strawberries fields (they did seem to go on forever), raspberries fields, and apple orchards to the south. The temperature was in the mid 70s and it was a beautiful day. We had a great time, and it was wonderful to hear Peter say "I'm doing this ride with my dad" to various people at rest stops.

I offered that he could do 100 miles with me next weekend, but he declined, somewhat to sleep well tonight and to recover tomorrow. But I think we're both proud of each other.

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