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02-06-04, 10:31 AM
I just want to brag about my dad!! He had a heart attack last March, right after his 63rd birthday. He was a smoker, wasn't into exercise, and loved to eat. It wasn't unusual for dad to eat 6 hot dogs along with chips and pop on a Saturday afternoon.
The heart attack woke him up. He hasn't had a cigarette since the day before his heart attack, is still eating right a year after the heart attack, and he started cycling as soon as the doc said it was OK. Dad rode a 28 mile ride with my brother and I last September, at a moderate (14 mph) average pace. Since last June, Dad has bought 2 bicycles and is looking at road bikes now. I get at least two phone calls a week from him now and the majority of our conversations center around cycling. Heck, he even calls me at work to ask me questions about what I think is best to buy, to brag about a ride, etc.... Dad never called me at work before the heart attack and cycling! Dad was over 230# when he had the heart attack. He is now around 195# (he's 6'1" tall). We are talking about riding RAGBRAI together next year -- maybe even making it a family affair with my mom, brothers, wife, and kids riding along with us. Our family vacation this year is riding the Elroy-Sparta trail and camping at the midpoint for a couple of days. That was mom's idea (with a great deal of encouragement from dad!!).
Pretty cool, eh?
The heart attack woke him up. He hasn't had a cigarette since the day before his heart attack, is still eating right a year after the heart attack, and he started cycling as soon as the doc said it was OK. Dad rode a 28 mile ride with my brother and I last September, at a moderate (14 mph) average pace. Since last June, Dad has bought 2 bicycles and is looking at road bikes now. I get at least two phone calls a week from him now and the majority of our conversations center around cycling. Heck, he even calls me at work to ask me questions about what I think is best to buy, to brag about a ride, etc.... Dad never called me at work before the heart attack and cycling! Dad was over 230# when he had the heart attack. He is now around 195# (he's 6'1" tall). We are talking about riding RAGBRAI together next year -- maybe even making it a family affair with my mom, brothers, wife, and kids riding along with us. Our family vacation this year is riding the Elroy-Sparta trail and camping at the midpoint for a couple of days. That was mom's idea (with a great deal of encouragement from dad!!).
Pretty cool, eh?