Courtesy Photo Jere Doyle stands in front of a waterfall in Eagle Harbor. Doyle, now 82, has been riding his bicycle at least 60 miles per week since he retired in 2010.
ALPENA — Staying active as a senior is a very important part of Jere Doyle’s life.
Doyle, 82, has ridden his bicycle at least 60 miles per week since he retired in 2010.
“When I first started, I eventually got to the point where I started setting goals, and I got up to 100 miles a week on the bike,” Doyle said. “A couple years ago, I started reducing it to about 60 miles a week, on average.”
He goes out at least three days per week, usually on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, during the spring, summer, and fall. In the winter, he sometimes bikes indoors or walks.
Doyle bikes at least 20 miles each time he goes out. Courtesy Photo Jere Doyle rides his bicycle at the Velodrome in Detroit on his 80th birthday. He has completed two trips of 100 miles at once, traveling to Oscoda and back.
“A couple of times, I’ve ridden 100 miles in a day,” he said.He rode at the Velodrome in Detroit on his 80th birthday.He explained why he became interested in bicycling.“It appeals to me because, when I retired, I don’t golf, I wasn’t involved in anything else, and I felt that I needed to do something,” Doyle said. “I knew I needed to get my body back to some kind of semblance of being […]
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