Glenn on his motorized trike

Glenn’ s award for 2 million km

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Now 98 years old, he’ s been riding a motorized trike for the last eighteen years. It’ s big enough for two people, so I asked if I could ride behind him. I was surprised when he said no.

“ Sorry, Jock,” he explained.“ I pack my aluminum walker behind me, so there’ s no room for a passenger. I drove down to Cereal the other day, and my regular walker is too heavy.” Cereal is about a three-hour ride from Red Deer, and close to Glenn’ s childhood home.

For me and many others, Glenn is a beacon of light and hope as we ride off into our own sunset years. He just doesn’ t quit. A plaque in his office records a milestone of two million kilometres on a motorcycle. Did I say office? Yes, Glenn cycles out to Turple Brothers Powersports three afternoons a week, but more frequently at the end of the month, where his years of experience aid in doing the books.

Can we all be a“ Glenn”? It’ s said,“ When the going gets tough, the tough get going.” I’ d like to think I’ ve got two more decades, and I’ d like to think I can do it in Glenn fashion, but I’ ve chatted with other seniors who disagree. One said his dad had given up his two-wheeled motorcycle when he didn’ t feel as confident. He chose to not ride at all rather than use a“ sissy cycle.” Another senior, not a cyclist, refused a cane, and yet another scoffed at the thought of a walker.

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