For an athletic Mary Koster Herlt, a series of complicated health issues would not impede her appetite for leading a vibrant, active life. After her miraculous recovery, she began a walking, biking, and tennis regimen and maintained a daily log of statistics on her activities. Husband, Dave, shares the details of their biking history and adventures together as they toured the roads from the Iowa cornfields to New York City streets before participating in a coast to coast Cross Canada biking event in 2004.

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Raised in Stillwater, New York, David E. Herlt attended Catholic Central High School in Troy. Following two years at Paul Smith’s College in Lake Placid, New York, he attended North Carolina State, served four years in the United States Coast Guard, and returned to NC State to graduate with honors. He furthered his education with a master’s degree from Thomas College in Waterville, Maine. His entire career was dedicated to working for International Paper, from which he retired in 1998. Although an avid biking and jogging enthusiast, Dave can also be found competing on the tennis courts. Most of all, he values time spent with family and friends. He awakens each day to a panoramic view of the saltwater marshland bordering his Pawleys Island, South Carolina home.