{"id":20980,"date":"2025-05-19T11:40:29","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:40:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/?post_type=wfsu-news&#038;p=20980"},"modified":"2025-05-19T11:42:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-19T15:42:09","slug":"a-tallahassee-coach-is-ready-to-travel-the-world-on-his-bicycle","status":"publish","type":"wfsu-news","link":"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/a-tallahassee-coach-is-ready-to-travel-the-world-on-his-bicycle\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tallahassee coach is ready to travel the world on his bicycle"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-20980-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2025\/05\/kevinrecordtw-draft-1.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2025\/05\/kevinrecordtw-draft-1.mp3\">https:\/\/cpa.ds.npr.org\/s390\/audio\/2025\/05\/kevinrecordtw-draft-1.mp3<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>A Tallahassee teacher and coach leaves Tuesday on a bicycle trip across the world. <\/p>\n<p>65-year-old Kevin Record is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=TV4FmVGcRc4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">trying to set a record<\/a> as the oldest person to circumnavigate the globe by bicycle. He&#8217;s taking a leave of absence from Leon High School, where he&#8217;ll start and finish the trip.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;My plan is to go 22,000 miles, roughly 20 countries, and I get 14 months to do it,&#8221; Record says. <\/p>\n<p>He recently gave up his job teaching journalism at Leon, where is also a tennis coach. He used to make a living as a sports writer.<\/p>\n<p>Record has biked across the United States four times. Now, he&#8217;s opting for a much bigger expanse as he raises money <a href=\"https:\/\/act.alz.org\/site\/TR\/Events\/Tributes-AlzheimersChampions?pxfid=943792&amp;fr_id=1060&amp;pg=fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">for the Alzheimer&#8217;s Association<\/a> in honor of his late parents.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;ll be camping 60-80% of the time. Other times he&#8217;ll be in hostels, staying with friends, and maybe even staying in churches. Friends and family will join up with him at various stops along the way, and he knows he&#8217;ll make friends.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There&#8217;s so much kindness and so much adventure out there,&#8221; Record says. &#8220;When people see you coming on a bike, and you&#8217;re a pretty harmless guy&#8230;it&#8217;s very easy to meet others.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Record is keeping a laid back stance, saying he should probably be more concerned than he is.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;ve come to embrace uncertainty. I think I&#8217;m wired for this. I just feel better when I&#8217;m on a bicycle. Riding that bike all day, I feel like a little kid again,&#8221; Record says. &#8220;Life is uncertain. This is highly uncertain, but I&#8217;m embracing that, and I really can&#8217;t wait to see how it unfolds.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>His send off party starts at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Leon High School tennis courts. He says well-wishers can play tennis and pickleball, listen to music, and enjoy ice cream. <\/p>\n<p>Then, he&#8217;s inviting bicyclists to join him for the first leg of the trip. He plans to leave before 5 p.m. on a path along Franklin Street and down the St. Marks Trail. His first night will be spent at the Newport Campground in Crawfordville.<\/p>\n<p><strong>He promises updates on social media:<\/strong><br \/>Facebook: @kevin.record.5 <br \/>Instagram: @kevin.record.5 <br \/>YouTube: @skrappytennis <br \/>TikTok: @kevinrecord68 <\/p>\n<div class=\"fullattribution\">Copyright 2025 WFSU<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":21,"featured_media":0,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"tdm_status":"","tdm_grid_status":"","wds_primary_category":0},"categories":[],"tags":[1136,1135],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>A Tallahassee coach is ready to travel the world on his bicycle - WFSU Local Routes<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wfsu.org\/local-routes\/wfsu-news\/a-tallahassee-coach-is-ready-to-travel-the-world-on-his-bicycle\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"A Tallahassee coach is ready to travel the world on his bicycle - 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