ROSEVILLE DENTIST CHALLENGES HIMSELF TO CYCLE COAST-TO-COAST
Apr 30 2009
Why would a 57-year-old dentist, who has recently recovered from rotator cuff surgery, want to ride a bike from the east coast, all the way across the United States to the west coast and then throw his bike into the Pacific Ocean? Most people at 57 would be happy with a few hours of biking in the gym, but that is not the case for Dr. Ron Milla, Roseville’s Gentle Dental dentist. He and his buddy Mike Reese plan to ride their road bikes from Florida’s east coast to California’s west coast starting on Cinco de Mayo. It’s a 3,100-mile biking adventure and they plan to average 135 miles of highway everyday.
This is not the first time this Gentle Dental Dentist challenged himself to something great. At 40, Dr. Milla didn’t even own a bike. He borrowed his brother’s and didn’t have the first clue how to ride. He decided that for his 40th birthday he was going to challenge himself to something he had never done before so he boarded a flight to Canada, bought a new bike, and rode it all the way down the west coast (taking California’s winding highway 1) to Mexico where he abandoned his bike at the Mexican border. Now, almost twenty years later, after many more years of riding under his belt, and working full-time as a Gentle Dental dentist, he plans again to challenge himself to an even longer ride.
If there is a formula for staying young, Dr. Milla has it. With his energy and perfectly toned body he easily passes for 35 and could put the 20 somethings to shame (eat your heart out Lance Armstrong). And, what does this hard working, Gentle Dental Dentist say about all this? “It’s just another feather in my cap and I can hardly wait to get started,” he says.
But, one last question, why throw an expensive custom made road bike into the Pacific Ocean after it has just carried you 3,100 miles across the United States? That’s a good question. But Dr. Milla didn’t want to share his answer yet. He wants us to guess his answer to that question.
Has Dr. Ron Milla (maybe) given himself too great a challenge this time and will he even make it to the Pacific Ocean from Florida; and why in the world would he throw his custom road bike into the ocean?
Join Dr. Ron Milla on his ride along with his patients, friends, and all the folks at Gentle Dental beginning on Cinco De Mayo. Twitter or comment on his Blog to see what a 57-year-old Roseville, California dentist really can accomplish and just for fun, try to figure out why in the world he might throw his bike into the Pacific Ocean. There may even be a prize if you can guess Dr. Milla’s answer.
Simply log onto: http://ronbbld.blogspot.com/ or http://twitter.com/ronbbd and watch him go! Let’s see what this 57 year old can do and support him on his daily ride across the United States. Remember, he starts his great ride on Cinco de Mayo.