There I was, laying on the road and asking Jesus Christ to save my life.  I had landed there as a result of a head-on collision between my motorcycle and a full size SUV in rural Lancaster County, ...

I was returning from a thirty mile bike ride, at dusk. I was only two blocks from home.  Heading west bound, an east bound car made a left hand turn, broad siding me.  I was unconscious for over 20...

Last fall, I entered my final triathlon of the year.  I started the race tired, and a bit burned-out, but I was confident that a season of great training would carry me through 70.3 miles.  Overall...

I was going out for an easy 90 minute bike ride on a Friday afternoon.  I was only 3 miles from my house when an oncoming car made an unexpected left turn (without signaling), and drove right into ...

Moments are precious when your life is on the line!  From experience, I know that a Road ID is the best gift you will ever give yourself and your family members.  Not long ago, I was training with ...

I am a Paramedic who works a Rescue shift in a busy suburban area.  In trauma situations, we are trained to treat the patient.  But, when the patient is unconscious it is hard for us to find underl...

After 18 years, it finally happened.  I ended up in the hospital after a bad cycling accident.  Without warning, a car made a left turn in front of my riding partner and me.  In our attempt to miss...

Our 5 year old daughter ran a kids marathon in Nashville the other weekend. It was her first time running a race 'all by herself.'  At the end of the race, our pride and excitement turned to panic ...

How many times do you need to have something beaten into your head 'literally' before you take it seriously?  Not long ago my boyfriend crashed while riding. If I hadn't been riding with him, there...

July 27th is a day that will remain with me forever. I was training for an upcoming century that morning and set out with a friend to do a 48 miler. 18 miles into the trip things went very wrong. W...

I got my Road ID late last year, and I have worn it on almost all of my workouts and back country activities since. Good thing, too. On February 9, I had a serious bicycle accident in the boondocks...

A couple of weeks ago, I was hit by a car while riding my bike. I was stunned, disoriented, badly bruised and my poor bike was totaled. The accident, however, could have been much worse. When the w...