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Cross-Country Cyclist at Bookstore

Wed, Sep 21, 2011

Cross-Country Cyclist at Bookstore

Dr. Alan Williams, a 1959 Colgate grad, will discuss his cross-country cycling trip, which is detailed in his new book From Sea to Shining Sea: A Ride Across America. Thursday at 5 p.m. at the Colgate Bookstore. A reception and book-signing will follow.

This event is free and open to the public.

In this narrative, Williams chronicles his two-month cycling trip from Astoria, OR to Portsmouth, NH, where he would celebrate the fulfillment a lifelong dream by dipping his bicycle wheels in the Atlantic Ocean. Williams shares the emotions and moments that led up to his decision to ride across the country and chronicles his subsequent 3,700-mile journey.

Williams is a physician and former naval officer who has been an avid bicyclist for more than 30 years and has participated in numerous long-distance cycling events, including “centuries” and cross-state rides. Originally from Montclair, NJ Williams lives in Blaine, WA, with his wife Luanne. He is the father of three children, one of whom is also a Colgate graduate. 

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