{"id":434261,"date":"2026-08-16T03:20:12","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T03:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/434261\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T03:20:12","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T03:20:12","slug":"long-beach-couple-celebrates-50-years-of-marriage-with-a-50-mile-bike-ride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/434261\/","title":{"rendered":"Long Beach couple celebrates 50 years of marriage with a 50-mile bike ride"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LONG BEACH, Miss. (WLOX) \u2014 For Eddie and Angie Holmes, 50 years of marriage called for a celebration that was uniquely theirs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">To celebrate, the couple went on a 50-mile bike ride. Thirteen of their friends joined them, riding from their Long Beach home to Bay St. Louis and back.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"For Eddie and Angie Holmes, 50 years of marriage called for a celebration that was uniquely...\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/XXHW5LWURRFOFEKLYWHFRPMD6A.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>For Eddie and Angie Holmes, 50 years of marriage called for a celebration that was uniquely theirs.(wlox)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The two have run and cycled together for decades. Angie led the Gulf Coast Running Club while Eddie led the Gulf Coast Bicycle Club.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe just feel very blessed to be in the situation we\u2019re in at our age and the health we have and the friends and the social community that we are involved in. We just feel very fortunate,\u201d Eddie said. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cAnd our family is wonderful. We just love having everybody here,\u201d Angie said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Angie led the Gulf Coast Running Club while Eddie led the Gulf Coast Bicycle Club.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/S3EFE5RSOVFZLNUH5FGCW6KMPA.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>Angie led the Gulf Coast Running Club while Eddie led the Gulf Coast Bicycle Club.(wlox)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The couple credited shared interests and trust for keeping their marriage strong.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">After the ride, the Holmes family gathered at home with members of their original wedding party.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" fetchpriority=\"low\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"The couple credited shared interests and trust for keeping their marriage strong.\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/MZP6EESH4VD6LONBHYIAFNNCBI.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" \/>The couple credited shared interests and trust for keeping their marriage strong.(wlox)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text text-start\">See a spelling or grammar error in this story? 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