New Britain herald., 1926-07-27
PLANS CYCLE TRIP FROM
 BOSTON TO WASHINGTON
Aonzo Frost, 59YearOld Bcyclist, to Start Journey On August 23-Adopted Riding As Cure For Ill., ness-Has Ridden 14O,OOO Miles During the Past 3S Years-Wi Travel 800 Miles in 50 Hours, He Says-Physical Condition is Marvel
Autoists travelling over the high

Autoists travelling over the high way between here and Plainville for the past two weeks have set to won- dering about the cyclist who, with out fail, can be seen every night pushing his way along the road.
 He is Alonzo c. Frost of Glen street, this city, and he Is training for a bicycle trip from Boston to Washington next month and is mak- ing preparations to have the sport ing editors on various publications act as tallymen for his journey, hav- ing the time of his arrival and de- parture certified. He plans to start his trip from Boston on August 23. He will so to that city by train and will take rest there before starting out on the long grind that will bring him to the national capital.
 Mr. Frost is bordering on his 60th year. At the age of 21 years, he was given up as a hopeless invalid and a time limit was set on his life bv reputable physicians because of the ravages of asthma and oedema of the lungs. Though everyone else was convinced, Mir. Frost himself began seeking way to cure him. self. He seized upon the idea of bicycle riding and today is won- derfuI specimen of wiry and strong humanity. From the time that he first took up the practice of daily lpedalling, his health improved until at the present time, he enjoys per feet health and expects to go many more years before he will have to give up his favorite sport.
 The course over which he expects to take his long ride will total up to 500 miles, he says and he expects 10 do the journey in approximately 50 hours. He has ridden 10000 miles in the last 3S years and he has no fear of his inability to make the trip in the time specified.
 He is a machinist by trade and spends part of every evening on bis bicycle on the road. He takes long trips over the weekend and only re- Icently he went 461 miles, from this
  the Mohawk Trail to Troy, N. Y, and back to his home. He left New Britain at } o'clock on Saturday lafternoon and arrived back home at
 3 o'clock Monday morning. He went to work as usual at the regular time Monday morning.
 Mir. Frosts physical condition Is
 the marvel of all who know him.
 Bordering on his 60th year. his long bicycle trips have no i'll effects on him. His muscles are like iron and
 he is as hard as flint. He pumps up Ithe steepest grades without any
 trouble and from his long experi-
 ence on the road, he is a master Of
 the subject of bicycling.
 Three years ago. MT. Frost un- derwent a severe operation for her,
 mia. That was in April, 1923. Eight enn days after this. he rode 100
 miles in eight hours. In August of the same year, he rode 4G pound bicycle IA miles in 12 hours. He l has also rode over 100 miles of dirt road in seven hours and 50 minutes. , He is a great exponent of bicycl- , ing as a healthful measure and . plans to show it's value through l his trip to Washington. He has l chosen the Herald" as one of the :, places at which he will stop on his , journey and hopes to bring wide . spread attention to the healthiness I of cycling through his efforts.