May is National Bike Month and you can celebrate by getting on a bike. For those who are more goal oriented, you can also celebrate by partticipating in the Group Health Commute Challenge. This is a great way to begin commuting to work by bicycle. You can participate in this month-long event by signing up either as an individual or forming teams.
I have been running a team at work for the past 5 years and it has been a great way to meet new people and to encourage new riders to try commuting by bike.
–Tailwind
1 comment
blueneck
May 2, 2011 at 11:58 am (UTC -7) Link to this comment
For those of you who are training for the STP or even if you aren’t! Get some friends together and form a team. I’ve been doing this for the past five or six years and it’s always fun. Cascade bike club keeps a website where you keep track of your rides – miles and number of rides. Compete with your team against other teams, or just keep track to see how you do. Commuting generates a lot of fun stories. Here’s one:
The wind was blowing like crazy while I was biking home. I battled a head-wind all the way up to Renton when I finally spotted my prey – a lone cyclist..and in a Boeing t-shirt…even better! I slowly closed the gap – peddling a little faster, shifting, braking…closer…closer…then I latched onto his wheel. He pulled me down the street a ways, then looked behind and said, “Hey – you’re cheating!” I mumbled something about it being a windy day and then sprinted off.