When I first moved to Calgary at eighteen to pursue my Olympic dreams I had little need for a car.  I had a bike and a small circle of destinations that made it relatively easy to get around.  I was also student-athlete poor and had no money for an extravagant thing like a car.  But as I got older and Calgary got bigger my desire to be able to go where I pleased on a moment’s notice grew.  The mountains beckoned, as did shopping malls and interesting places to go.

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