(CNN) — Cycling has become more than a habit for “Granny Mave,” as Mavis Paterson is known. It has become essential for her very being, her very reason for living after all three of her adult children passed away within four years of each other – Sandy in 2012, Katie in 2013 and Bob in...
Published Oct 9, 2023 4:44 PM CESTMavis Paterson has completed a series of endurance cycle rides raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Cycling has become more than a habit for “Granny Mave,” as Mavis Paterson is known. It has become essential for her very being, her very reason for living after all three of her adult children passed away within four years of each other – Sandy in 2012, Katie in 2013 and Bob in 2016.
“It’s been hard for me, but I’ve managed and people say, ‘Oh, you’re strong,’ and I don’t know where the strength comes from,” she said. “They ask me. I don’t know. I cope, my bike helps and I’ve got wonderful friends.” “A lot of them have all the cycling gear, the cleats in the bike and all the lycra,” she said. “I don’t have any of that stuff at all. I’ve got ordinary pedals. I can’t do … I’d be falling off the bike all the time… I’m just a happy cyclist.”
Mavis Paterson hugs her grandson, William, at the end of her over 1,000 mile ride round Scotland. birthday, an occasion marked by a party in the Scottish town of Moffat, in between summitting hills on her ride. She started setting herself challenges; in 2008, she cycled across Canada with her friend, though she rode part of it solo when her friend suffered health problems.
“I’m just amazed at how generous people are, and I’m so glad I can give money like that to them,” she said.
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