Bike To Work Month!

[IFjane]

But MS - if I can wear a veil, you can wear a mortarboard!

I have not biked to work yet because:

1. I was waiting for my blinky light from TE (it came today - yay!)
2. I need my car periodically to drive from school-to-school.

So....NEXT WEEK I plan to ride to work twice - Wed & Thur, probably. I need the car Monday, Tuesday & maybe Friday. Stay tuned! Gas is up to $3.55/gal here now.

[madscot13]

i've been meaning to say congratulations- so congratulations!

does your artsy friend have a way to attach my motarboard to my helmet? I won't ride without it.

[NbyNW]

I'm the only one at my office who is commuting by bike, so I've registered as an "individual" team.

The commute is 5-6 miles, depending on my route, and it's downhill in the morning, uphill in the afternoon (oof!).

It's a nice, doable distance for me, as I am currently going from being injured and unable to do much (from an accident 2 years ago) to being just a bit sore and stiff but nowhere near the fitness level I had before my accident. (Didn't do much cardio during PT, but was somehow very tired after each workout)

Last week I just did a one-way commute -- my Dahon rode home in the trunk of DH's car. Yesterday was my first round-trip commute. Had to walk a couple of the hills and stopped for a good rest and peeling-off-the-layers when I was just 10 blocks from home.

Planning to add a bit more each week. I think my goals for the summer are just building stamina and getting better at climbing.

[mupedalpusher]

In Columbia, MO today was the kickoff celebration of the 7th annual Bike Walk & Wheel week (BWWW). Our mayor is an avid commuter and started this to get people to consider active transportation. The goal this year is to get 5000 people to sign up and participate, we had about 3500 last year. There are lots of scheduled events including breakfast stations, scavenger hunts, organized rides, bike maintenance classes etc.. This should be the best year yet.

[indigoiis]

Providence RI has bike to work day May 16th. I'll be leading the long n hilly 33 mile commute from South County up to the big city. Meantime, I'm commuting to varying bus stops about three days a week. I have my choice of six, eleven, or fifteen miles to catch the bus. I have been upping my miles to train for the Tour De Cure June 1st.

[Tuckervill]

I don't have a job, but I did finally get to ride my bike to boot camp this morning! It's all about the weather for me, and daylight. It's less than 3 miles, but three miles when it's less than 30 degrees is just too much for me!

Karen