John Ball Howard, Jr.

Nickname: Creaky
 

Favorite bike: 2004 Felt DA
 

Dream bike: Trek TTX OCLV HC (Discovery's TT bike)
 

Why/how I started cycling:  June 2003: I was burned out from running, and drinking was no longer a viable hobby.
 

First bike - details:  2003 Specialized Allez (you have to love that Sora group)

Current Cycling Motivation:  Join the 27 mph club and, eventually, complete a full Ironman

Favorite Sports:  800 Meter Run 1:59.3; Sprint Triathlons

Athletic Accomplishments: 9th overall 2003 Peachtree Sprint, 3rd place age group Rock n' Rollman 2005
 

Most Memorable/best cycling story: Quite possibly one of the dumbest things I've even done was to enter in the 2005 Chaeha Challenge, a 102 mile race in the mountains of Alabama. A good cycling friend had talked me into doing it with Brian Burke. Unfortunately, the longest ride I had done that year was 40 miles and the longest week was 100 miles. Needless to say, about 85 miles into it I slowed down to a crawl. In retrospect, trying to keep up with Brian was not such a great idea. Fortunately, the course levels out for the last 10 miles and I was able to complete it in 6:15.

Fastest Ride: 24.5 mph, Tuesday night laps.

Worst crash: None worth mentioning (knock on wood).