“Obstacles don't have to stop you. If you run into a wall, don't turn around and give up. Figure out how to climb it, go through it, or work around it.” Michael Jordan
“I really want to win the bike” stated Bill McClain as he walked into the FitTrip awards banquet last week. That statement soon became a reality. Within the hour Bill won a Melon Slice at the Corporate Sports, FitTrip Challenge awards banquet.
An Atlanta based company, Corporate Sports specializes in health and wellness and has opened, managed and served as consultants for more than 45 health, fitness and wellness centers in leading hotels, resorts, office developments, private corporations, hospitals, universities and country clubs.
Every Spring, Corporate Sports challenges their club members to physically improve by setting and realizing personal physical fitness goals during their FitTrip Challenge. Over the course of four months they strive to get stronger, faster, lighter and healthier. At the end of the FitTrip Challenge, winners are given prizes for their participation and accomplishments at a celebration banquet.
Bill McClain took the challenge and proved he is an inspiration for as all. An avid cyclist and tri-athlete, in 2006 he broke his femur and has struggled back through surgeries and intense rehabilitation. Bill will turn 70 next week. “Four months ago when I started the FitTrip Challenge, I kicked it up a notch. I started strength training, I lost 40 pounds and am now speed walking over two miles! Before I needed a cane just to walk across the parking lot. I am an old athlete, I didn’t want to be a old crippled man.“
Bill had been shopping for folding bikes and is a self-proclaimed bike omnivore with a house full of mountain bikes, road bikes, a recumbent and even an older folding model. “I didn’t want to win the $1000 Grand Prize, it was too sedentary, I wanted the bike”.
When asked how he likes riding the Slice he responded, “I have loved riding it, it feels extremely solid and exceedingly comfortable. When I’m riding it, it feels just like my mountain bike. The bike was the perfect gift at the perfect time.”