My passion for road bicycling began in 2006 as a result of the encouragement I received in the indoor cycling room over the previous year attending spin classes given at the Newtown Athletic Club. I consider myself a "serious recreational road cyclist" (often taking the longest distance between two points!) and since retiring in 2012 I ride over 5,000 miles a year – mostly on paved roads in Bucks County (PA), Hunterdon County (NJ) and Sussex County (DE).