Ok, well here's my profile although it's a little bit more in depth. I
was asked to write up a personal profile for an upcoming newspaper
article (5/5/08), and I was told that it will be used, almost as
written, in the writeup; I guess she liked it lol!
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Back in late 2005, as Piano tuner/technician Terry Peterson was about
to turn 50, he began to notice a bit of a “spare tire”
around his waste, which was the final motivation needed to get back in
shape after years of a mostly sedentary lifestyle.
But deciding on just what kind of exercise program he would finally
undertake would prove frustrating. Running, swimming, biking; these
common, everyday fitness methods didn’t appeal to him; he’d
been there, done that, and nothing else he’d tried up to that
point held any lasting interest.
Then it dawned on him that maybe, just maybe, he could start
unicycling again! It’d been nearly four decades since he last
ridden one, but Terry thought he should check online to see what
today’s unicycle’s had to offer.
Well, after a little online research, it was found that today’s
unicycles have made quantum leaps in technology since the mid
1960’s, and a new, purpose-built one wheeled machine called a
“Mountain” Unicycle, aka, “MUni”, was just what
the sports doctor ordered!
This was a far cry from the very weak, low quality unicycles of the
past, which for the most part were considered more of a novelty than
any form of serious exercise. Indeed, the better MUni’s made
today are as hardcore and hi tech as the best Mountain bikes! Strong,
rigid aluminum frames, splined hubs and cranks, double walled 65mm wide
rims, custom platform pedals (costing $100 per pair!) and even a
hydraulic brake! This makes for a bullet proof one-wheeled calorie
burner that can withstand drops as high as 8 feet…with the rider
on it, of course!
In just the past two years or so, Terry has made more than 100
unicycling videos that can be seen on youtube and google-all of which
have generated more than 100,000 views! Terry has tackled some of the
most technically challenging trails from Moab Utah to San Diego, and
most everywhere in between.
He has been featured on several sports websites, profiled in
“Masters Athlete” magazine, appeared on Tru TV’s,
“Ocean Force”, and most recently in a segment of
KDOC’s “Daybreak OC”, which is broadcast to more than
5.4 million home in Los Angeles and Orange County, Riverside and
Ventura county. Peterson had recently added two new sponsors to his
growing "uni-resume"; SixSixOne and uniproshop.com.
Prior to his current career as a Piano technician and the
Owner/operator “accurate Piano Service since 1999, Terry had
quite a varied life as both an accomplished Ventriloquist and Radio
announcer. Concurrent with his early start as a unicyclist back in the
mid 1960’s, Terry was also fascinated with ventriloquism, after
having seen Paul Winchell & his wooden sidekick “Jerry
Mahoney” on TV.
After entering a school talent show in 1966-and winning first place-he
found that performing in front of an audience was exciting and
rewarding. Since then he has appeared as a guest star in several TV
shows, starred in a PCS cell phone commercial, did a stint on a cruise
ship, and also has appeared on stage from Hollywood to Las Vegas.
Today Terry rides his Mountain Unicycle seven days per week, and sees
no slowing down anytime soon. In fact, the way he sees things,
he’s “only just begun!” Now in 2008, Terry Peterson
is among the rarefied few [over 50] going to the extreme…on just
one wheel!
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MuniAddict
'My videos' (http://www.youtube.com/profile_videos?user=ttt8699)
My sponsors:
_www.uniproshop.com_
'www.sixsixone.com' (http://sixsixone.com/)
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