Meredith’s Ride

Meredith Johnson recently made a decision to go into semi retirement. But he won’t be planting flowers in his garden or heading to Florida to relax anytime soon. Meredith opted to cycle from Los Angeles to Boston instead of a typical retirement plan. He’s been prepping for his trip using yoga and, and of course, cycling A LOT!

We’ll be following Meredith here on the Outdoorzy Blog as he makes his cross-country trip this summer. I’ve asked him to tell us a little about himself. Here’s what he said…

My name is Meredith Johnson from Bowling Green, KY. I am 60 years old and have been a businessman throughout my career.

My plan now is to take a few years off and I MIGHT go back to work. I am hopefully cycling to find the next challenge.

I started a Yoga practice two years ago and with the additional cycling training for our tour, my wife says that I am never home to help her… She just doesn’t understand!

On my bucket list was to ride my bike across America. I have been cycling for 15 years. I have completed the RAGBRAI ride across Iowa and the California section of Highway 1, but this is my first long distance tour.

I am part of a 100 member cycling club in Bowling Green, Ky. One of our group trips is to the Three State Three Mountains in Chattanooga, TN. About 2,000 cyclists were in attendance this past weekend. If you are looking for some hill training this is the spot.

Meredith starts his journey today in Los Angeles and will arrive in Boston on June 28th. Many of us have considered a long distance trip like this at some point, but Meredith has taken it on without looking back. We look forward to following along and learning a bit about what it’s like to cycle cross country!

Good luck Meredith!

50 comments May 10th, 2008