Grab Bag: I was a competitive distance runner for 25 years and my knees went bad, so the last Dr. visit I had in 2003 he offered me another surgery where he could inject saline into the joint, well I told him I wanted to try one more thing on my own first, I was going to get a road bike, so I bought one March 2003 and I haven't looked back, it took me 6 months to like it and now i don't even think about running anymore, I love the bike and have met some great people, I want to meet women that like to compete so that's why I joined the bellas, of course I'm new to bike racing but I really want to do it and I'm looking forward to meeting all the bellas.