Not a lot of folks can write books as easily as Jennifer Weiner. Starting from her book “Good in Bed” in 2001, she has been able to produce a new book almost every year, and a lot of them have been really popular. However, it seems oozing out great stories is not the sole thing that Jennifer Weiner can do. Biking is something that she also does.
Weiner’s skill in biking can be seen clearly on a recent Sunday in Washington, D.C. Even though the air was very humid, about 88 percent, Weiner, who is 53 years old, was riding her Trek touring bike at a steady pace.
Not only this, she was chatting with a journalist so easily, it seemed as if she was sitting cozily in her armchair.
Jennifer Weiner launched a new novel.
Jennifer Weiner’s latest book, “The Breakaway,” which will be released on Tuesday, brings together her long-standing passion for writing and her newer interests in cycling.
The story is about Abby, a lost 33-year-old woman who believes that during a two-week bicycle journey from New York to Niagara Falls, she might find solutions to her big problems.
These problems include deciding if she should marry her kind sweetie pie of a boyfriend, Dr. Mark. Interestingly, a guy named Sebastian, whom she had a nightstand with and who still haunts her dreams, joins the tour.
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Abby’s mother, Eileen, also comes along. Abby and her mom have had a difficult relationship, especially since Eileen sent Abby to a “fat camp” called Golden Hills when she was just 13.
Abby has experienced good times and bad times, but she could always rely on cycling. It has been a safe place for her ever since her father released the back of her bike seat, and she understood that she would not topple over. In fact, it felt like gliding. It felt like soaring. It felt like she was distant from all the things that caused her pain.
Cycling is Weiner’s coping mechanism.
It is not too surprising that Weiner comes up with her best ideas when she is on the move. She finds it difficult to sit quietly and write unless she has done some kind of physical movement.
When the pandemic began, she rekindled her interest in biking. She even joined the Bicycle Club in Philadelphia, especially during the time when people needed to keep their distance from each other.
However, when Weiner’s mom was found to have pancreatic cancer in March 2021 and passed away only two months later, biking took on a more crucial role than just exercise. It turned into a way for her to handle and manage her emotions.
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How much distance does someone need to travel to escape from their grief? Initially, Weiner used to ride her bike for about 20 miles, and covering this distance would tier her out and more temporarily quiet her racing thoughts.
“But like with anything else, it takes more and more to get to that place,” she says. Weiner began to ride more and more, 30 miles, 40 miles, 50 miles, 60 miles. She did not extensive riding unhealthy, but she did realize that there would be a time when she could not keep riding, “like the sun’s going down and it’s cold out there.”
Weiner knew she wanted to write about biking because that was what her life revolved around at that time. She was going on many bike rides, hearing wonderful stories, and meeting interesting people. A bike journey seemed like a good way to tell a story: You begin somewhere, and you finish somewhere else. This is what Weiner believes in.
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