2021 mileage: 3579.0
A brief review of facts for readers who may be fairly new to my acquaintance or not aware of these circumstances.
In May 1993 I was critically injured in an automobile accident. Thrown from the car, I landed on my head and incurred a Traumatic Brain Injury that left me in coma for 2 months and in the hospital for 6.
In 2013 and 2014 I tried some riding of a regular bicycle, but balance issues resulting from the TBI caused numerous falls and resultant injuries (including a broken rib and broken collarbone). Finally conceding to the wisdom of a recommendation by a friend, I procured a recumbent tricycle in the spring of 2015, and that has made all the difference, as I average over 4000 miles/year with it, and enjoy the experience very much.
Here is a picture of me on the trike, which my wife Michelle took in August 2017.
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This morning I enjoyed a special ride. My daughter Christy is good friends with Stephanie Matthews from Ft. Collins, CO (where Christy used to live), and Michelle and I have become friends with Stephanie, too. She and her family are currently visiting Christy here in Michigan, and she contacted me to ask if I'd like to ride together this morning. So she came over early, and we rode a round trip to Marsh Park together. At the park, she had a woman take a picture of us and our bikes.
I also had her give my trike a try, so she could see how it feels, and just before she set off I snapped this shot of her.
For some reason, the MapMyRide shut off early today and did not record my entire ride (though I know from many times riding it in the past that it's about 10.2 miles in 1:15).
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