Ten Points (edit title)

Shelfari edited the description of Ten Points Sunday, August 9 2009.

• Of the eight million dedicated cyclists in this country, just 32,044 own amateur racing licenses. There’s a reason for that: Racing is not only incredibly difficult, it’s downright excruciating, with the possibility for public humiliation never more than one pedal away. So when Natalie, Bill Strickland’s preschool-aged daughter, asked him if he could win ten points during one racing season -- the bicycling equivalent of taking an at-bat against Randy Johnson or going one-on-one with Lebron James -- a sensible man would’ve just said no and moved on. Instead, Strickland decided to try. In the process, he discovered that he was racing toward the loving home life he cherished and, at the same time, trying to get away from something far worse -- his legacy of horrific childhood abuse. Strickland’s memoir is filled with lyrical insights on training and dedication, racing scenes packed with nail-biting suspense, and powerful reflections on the meaning of family. Because for Strickland, it’s definitely not about the bike.

Shelfari edited the contributors of Ten Points Monday, July 27 2009.

• Added a contributor: Bill Strickland: (Primary Author)

Shelfari edited the first sentence of Ten Points Friday, July 17 2009.

• SHE WAS SHIMMYING AROUND ON THE TOILET THERE IN her bathroom, my daughter, and swinging her feet against me as I sat on the floor, still sweaty in my cycling clothes.