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February 24, 2008

Inspiring Story of Persistence Over Pain

This is a story of a cyclist, injured while driving his car, who used his love of cycling to recover:

Greg Sherman shrugs and says really, he's just an average guy.

But an average guy doesn't get hit by a gravel truck, suffer debilitating pain for four years, then complete a dozen "century" bicycle races in as many months.

In a nutshell, that pretty much describes what happened to the Brentwood resident in 2007.

His advice for anyone wanting to do Centuries:

Surround yourself with motivating people. If you do it by yourself, it's a little bit harder.

From the Contra Costa Times -2/18/08:

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