Mike Ahern

Mike is a Cat 5 racer who joined LGBRC in 2008 as an active participant. Mike writes, "I consider myself lucky to have found such a great and supportive club."

"Since I joined the club, I have become obsessed with bike riding and racing.  I can't wait to get on the bike, I think about the club rides and the races all the time.  I love to plot my times and finishes and look for trends showing improvement."

"My greatest achievements seem to change every few weeks as I find another milestone to pass.  I joined the club as a 41 year old novice road biker and after 2 years, am just figuring out how to train right and eat right and I can't wait for the next hill climb or road race to test out a new tactic. My best days are often repeats of rides where I had a bad day."

"My heart is in road races.  I love to try to draft and dose out my effort in a way that I will feel fresh at the end.  In many of my races I reach the finish line wishing there were more miles to go so I could pass more people.  I feel my style is sort of 'Tortoise and the Hare' where I am the tortoise.   In that story the tortoise won, and I know with dedication this tortoise will be on the podium too."
         
"When I'm not riding bikes I make Solar Panels for Solyndra, and I drive my home-built electric car."