Do you believe you can lose weight by just riding a bicycle? I am proof that you can do it, if you put your mind to it. Let’s jump on our bikes and go for a ride. Chicago is approximately two- hundred sixty miles from Greenville, Ohio. A group called Campus Life was heading to Chicago on their bikes. I was one of the thirty-five people to participate in the four-day trip. At first I wasn’t sure what I was getting into but by the end of the trip I knew that it was going to lead to a healthier lifestyle. Thad my mom’s old mongoose bike that was black with a smooth edge n it.
The bike was thirty-five years’ old with a busted beak that did not work that well. The bike was strong and built right for this sole purpose of riding for this distance and more to come. The bike had handles that were falling apart with steering that was off plus a creaking sound in the back of it which would go off every second of the dusty trip. Itook off every day and practice and practiced. I was not sure about the trip, but after a week of getting ready, I was like yes I can do this. I was scared though my knee was in pain and I was scared that I could not go n the trip and ride the roads which I wanted to challenge myself at it.
A challenge of what I was made for in this life and you know I biked the whole thing without knowing I can do this and I will there is no backing out now. I went ahead and rode the trip. I loaded my white dodge truck up for the trip and went to my friend’s house and me and she loaded her little Chevy car up and went to Greenville Ohio. I was in a little of pain due to last night when I went for a run. Bad idea I said. We drove down the back country roads to Greenville. I unloaded that old Chevy car and took my old black bike off. We all went across the street to McDonald’s with dust on the street. We ate food.
We left in groups of about 6 people per group. I was helping with Maria’s group because we had kids all over the road. I was only 15 minutes into the ride and I was feeling it in my knee. I was saying that this is a bad idea to Maria but she knew I could do it. I have knee problems due to I was a runner throughout my young years of my life. Running my life away losing weight and that’s why I did this trip and prove myself. I remember we were on day two out of 4 and we were pushing people hard core oing about sixty-five miles a day. You say that’s nothing but when you are with slow people my knee was hurting worse than before we started.
I looked back and said every mile I can and I will do this. I think as a man I looked back and said why did I do this. I wanted to challenge myself and do something different than most people. I was peddling every day for this trip and I was happy and sore and tired, but it was for a good cause in life. I laid down and rested into the 3rd day on the road and was super worn out and my body was super tired and was not feeling the next day. I felt the pain in my knee and there was nothing I could do, but sucked it up and move forward.
I said that and remembered there is no stopping for anything, just keep going I said. n that hard seat and ride. Finally, we all made it there. I was so happy because I biked from Greenville to Chicago. It was a wonderful warm and sweet feeling. We got there and rode, though out the town and remembered what God gave me and I was blessed that I made it. We lost a total of 4 people on the road due, to that they gave up and wanted to go home. I was so happy about not giving up, but life was hard because I weighed 90 and after that trip I came home 175 and happy, sadly single. I love to work out to this day I look back on that trip and think and know I can and will.
I did this trip due to that I need to lose weight as much as I could and it would not be worth doing the trip if I was not going to push myself and I did. I saw a few I would wake up and go every day and get people struggle over the bike they had that they were using for the trip. I would have said something, but I did not want someone saying I can’t do this on this bike. If it was I would not have but it’s their death. I would push myself every day and feel the breeze in my hair and believe that one day I would see myself looking different.
I was riding a 1993 mongoose road bike. I was scared with this bike due to that its old and I weigh 190 I mean it will be fine might break or something bad might happen. I was trying my hardest to keep the bike alive so I could take it. I did not want to buy a new one I rode this bike when I was growing up and I will say this might be a very strong bike and I can do this. I was on the 2nd day and my bike started acting up so I went on with it anyway and pushed till| I knew one ay this might just break and I was fixing every day I was riding I was upset with it.
I brought an old bike to Chicago and came from Greenville I mean come on I was so happy that I made it and yes, we lost 3 people behind due to bike problem or they got hurt and hit hard and hurt themselves. I could not sleep on the 2nd night away, I was home sick and my knee hurt bad and I had gone to the docs before I left for the trip and he said he might let me go or I may have to sit this one out and not be able to go. T heard this I was ticked off due to that I wanted to o something like this in like forever once in a lifetime trip and I need to sit do to my knee real man.
Nope, I went and push and worked hard to the point I was working hard at it and my knee burned and hurt but I pushed myself harder than ever. I was happy the day I left and was able to really know what I did on the trip and if you really understand what happened and took over my heart. I would say this though do a life this and move through life and you might see something new and able to bring in life that things will be fine and you shall bring life to slow. I would never do what I have thought I would have done by me going on a bike that I mom used when she growing up.
I had to fix this thing more than ever on the way there. We have problems in life this was one thing that brought me troubles, but I fixed them and left all the crap behind. I will say that it was a good trip and yes for someone who would love to go just go outside and ride for about 6 hours a day. I was shocked that everyone that wanted to get there got there safe. we had a bike crash in on the trail in Chicago two people hit each other and hen two bikers hit the tires together well just say that people are getting hurt and yes people did.
I came close to the where it happened and came close to hitting them, but we’re about to run drive out of the way and so 4 people were down and one bike was busted and that was it out of 40 people that’s pretty good and no one in the ER just cuts. I was in shock because we came this far and someone was hit hard. The tire was jacked up and was really bad, but got fixed pretty fast and did not have any more problems. I had brake problems and that was it and I got it fixed.
