As an indoor cycling instructor I see lots of people that have a goal (weight loss, a big ride, etc). Two years ago I met a woman early in the winter that had never really ridden more than a mile or two on local bike paths. Her goal was to do the RAGBRAI. I admit when we did the first organized outdoor spring ride of the season, I wasn't so sure that she would do it. She took about 6 hours to do a relatively flat metric century, but I waited around to cheer her on at the end (which she said meant a lot to her). She did the RAGBRAI and has done it every year since.

It's always nice to run into people on rides like the MS150.

Really not much for stories, but I like being part of people meeting their goals in some small way.