Racing Inspiration & an Ap called Strava Part 1

Hey, I'm your host Bryan Huskey,   and as eluded to in my introduction of this podcasting effort, content here is going to range across a variety of topics and interests. Now for the most part, all of these subjects share a few common threads; that they relate to adventure,   and are my own experiences I'm sharing with you first hand. Today I want to share my experiences with competition, racing and the fuel it's been for me over my entire life; charging a wild imagination as a tike to staying young at heart in now in middle age.   

Since the training wheels came off, I wanted to live on two wheels.   I took a place on a starting gate for the first time at the age of 6. So for as far back as I can remember, I found a favorite kind of satisfaction aboard two wheels. A few years later I was racing the 80cc mini class at various motorcycle races in Millican Valley and China Hat areas East of Bend, Oregon. In the late 80's though, my friend's dad crashed and broke his neck while out riding, and although dirt bikes were a staple activity for my dad and I, he freaked out a bit and pulled us out of regular moto riding. I was crushed, and missed riding & racing immensely. Despite the disconnection, I continued to follow professional motocross racing like other kids followed their favorite football or basketball teams- which I had very little interest in! What grew inside me over following years was a connection to the individual athlete and racing, and a grand respect for what made those kinds of champions.