Both of my boys have taken up biking in the past couple of
years and more recently, my husband and daughter-in-law.
Through their stories, I have become somewhat familiar with what’s
involved. While watching one of the
final legs of the tour this week, there was a spectacular finish (or at least
as spectacular as biking gets). The
leader had broken away and was “going it” on his own for some time. He looked good and really strong for quite a
while, but as the finish approached another biker was creeping up on him. Again, a solo. They were neck-in-neck… bikes and bodies thrashing…
giving it their all… when out of nowhere
came a rider that literally just FLEW right past them. Blew them away. “Slingshot” was the official term the media
used. He crossed the finish line, hands
in the air in victory.
I was talking to my husband about what that was all about. He said
he was drafting with another member of his team. Drafting is when you tuck in behind the
person in front of you – your front wheel riding in very close proximity to
their rear wheel. So close, that two
bikes virtually become one. The result
is a force that literally pulls you along, making your use of energy more
efficient. Giving you a chance to rest a
bit, recoup, and get ready for a dash to the finish. I’ve seen the benefits of this time and time
again in both bike and car racing.
As our conversation ended, I got up from the sofa to get a
glass of wine and asked my husband “And are you drafting Christ”??? He looked at me and smiled. He had never thought of it that way.
In life we face many hills.
Some headwinds seem too strong to bear.
As we look into the horizon, some roads (while flat) simply
seem endless.
BUT, my friends, WE WERE NEVER MEANT to travel this road
alone.
Tuck in behind Christ.
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