Pumpkins, ghosts and ghouls - oh my! Fall is a great time of the year to run a local road race. They tend to be festive whether it's a pumpkin race, turkey trot or jingle bell run. Everyone arrives decked out in their best holiday garb. At the finish line awaits Oktoberfest beer, a plate filled with turkey and mashed potatoes or a splitting headache from listening to 10,000 jingle bells for the past hour. Families come out to cheer, kids run in costume and the weather is gorgeous.

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CycleLife sponsored elite female triathlete Michelle Harburg is a true ambassador of the sport. While we were aware of Achieve Kids Tri, it was Michelle who truly spearheaded our involvement in the camp. Recently, we asked Michelle to tell us the story of how she became involved in the program ... 

 I started training for triathlons in 2007 when I realized that my knees could use a break from running and I wanted some cross training. I immediately fell in love with the sport. During the summer of 2008 I joined as a coach at new camp called ACHIEVE Kids Tri. I loved the program and so was pleased to be asked to come on board as year-round staff to help develop the program and increase awareness for the mission, which is to promote healthier lifestyles through the sport of triathlon.

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Colin Shah (Director of Fitness and Member Services): After success in NCAA basketball and business... What inspired you to get into cycling?

Sterling Crockett: Inspiration came from a dare and an early failure. Talking to a business partner about cycling, he mentioned a charity ride he signed up for so I asked “how far do you go?” He said it was about 70 miles and, boys being boys, I pipe up with “oh, I can do that.” The next thing you know, we all run out and buy ill fitted bikes and so forth and head out on the American Cancer Society ride. Following that ride, it was after last year’s Livestrong Challenge in Philadelphia when I started to become very serious about cycling. Unfortunately, I had an accident but it became the foundation for me to learn more about cycling. So, my inspiration really came out of a dare and an early failure.

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