Getting ready for #30DaysOfBiking? I am. Boost this or share your own plans to inspire others to join us!
http://bikestylespokane.com/2024/03/30/just-ride-every-day-its-that-simple/
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Day 1 #30DaysOfBiking: To work, with my indoor parking that provides a view of the Washington State capitol, and home through downtown and along Budd Bay Inlet with sunshine creating my #BikeShadow to keep me company on my breezy ride.
Miles: 7.91 (not that it matters for this challenge)
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Day 1 #30DaysOfBiking: Today I managed to do my version of a triathlon, which means that I did some yoga, walked a certain number of steps, and rode my bike on the same day. Design your own! http://bikestylespokane.com/2023/06/11/choose-your-own-adventure-creating-your-version-of-an-athlon/
And whaddaya know--I first wrote about this concept in 2019 on #30DaysOfBiking Day 2 http://bikestylespokane.com/2019/04/02/30daysofbiking-day-2-my-version-of-a-triathlon/. Good grief, I was even doing some of the exact same work tasks, like working on the Target Zero/SHSP plan update.
Day 2 #30DaysOfBiking: Super short sunshiney sashay a few blocks to check whether the neighborhood "farmette" stand had any eggs. Alas, no, but a beautiful ride. All I could squeeze in today-- lots of meetings, worked late.
But I did pull off another athlon thanks to a brief lunchtime yoga practice and walking during and between meetings to loosen up my stiff sprained knee.
http://bikestylespokane.com/2023/06/11/choose-your-own-adventure-creating-your-version-of-an-athlon/
Day 3 #30DaysOfBiking: Thought I had spotted a hole between cloudbursts to dash down to the neighborhood bakery and get a bagel for lunch. I misjudged. Rain cape only handled part of the problem.
Day 4 #30DaysOfBiking: To the office today. Midday quick jaunt for takeout sushi took me through the luscious scent of honeysuckle in the gardens I get to ride through. Rode home in cooler temps after an interesting evening talk by Julie Ratner WalkAboutWithJulie.com on how trees communicate and the health benefits of time in the forest. Ever listened to a tree's electrical impulses turned into music? Love Oly Parks/Rec classes.
Day 5 #30DaysOfBiking: A quick checking the box ride once around our neighborhood loop before getting on the road for a weekend trip. It counts. Every ride counts. I enjoyed the blooming flowers, felt the breeze in my hair, smiled at my neighbors out for their walks.
Plus, by day's end I had done another of my "athlons" http://bikestylespokane.com/2023/06/11/choose-your-own-adventure-creating-your-version-of-an-athlon/. Morning yoga, lots of walking as part of travel, and that baby bike ride.
Day 6 #30DaysOfBiking: Checked the box again by borrowing my friend's bike and riding to the end of her block and back before we went out for coffee. Travel sometimes presents challenges but I had planned ahead. She's smaller than I am so it was a little like using a clown car and I had to laugh.
Days 9 and 10 #30DaysOfBiking: 9=quick lap around neighborhood loop. 10=beautiful sunny ride to/from work. Rode home in shirt sleeves! Love seeing, feeling, hearing the season change. Walking + yoga means I keep doing my athlons too. http://bikestylespokane.com/2023/06/11/choose-your-own-adventure-creating-your-version-of-an-athlon/
#WhyWeRide #BikeTooter #BicyclesChangeLives #Spring #BikeHappy #BikeLife #Triathlon
Day 10 #30DaysOfBiking: Had to write about the many friendly moments in today's riding. http://bikestylespokane.com/2024/04/10/go-ahead-make-my-day/
#BikeTooter #cycling #BikeHappy #ModalManners #neighbors #friendly #BikeFriendly #BikeOLY #OlyWA
Day 11 #30DaysOfBiking: Rode to work in sun warm enough that I had too much coat on. I'll take it.
Day 14 #30DaysOfBiking: Rode over to a friend's house to share some fresh baked muffins, then down to the Olympia Farmers Market to buy a lot of tomato and pepper plants. I know I still need to keep them covered but I couldn't wait. What a gorgeous day for a ride! Saw plenty of people out there agreeing with me.
#BikeTooter #BikeEverywhere #BikeLove #BikeOLY #FarmersMarket #gardening
Day 15 #30DaysOfBiking: Rode to a meeting, then the office, then to improv class at the end of the day, then home. Sunny with cold brisk wind. Delightful even if my ears felt like potato chips in the morning.
Day 16: To the office again and back again. Slightly warmer, still very windy.
Day 16 #30DaysOfBiking more: "There was an old lady who swallowed a fly. I don't know why she swallowed a fly."
Well, children, she swallowed whatever that insect was because she was riding her bike with her mouth open. That'll teach her. Maybe.
Day 17 #30DaysOfBiking: Today was Go Orange day at my agency for work zone safety awareness. My orange garb went from professional during the day (walked to the nearby rhododendron park at lunch for the pic) to casual after work when I rode with my sweetheart to a local farmstand (scored fresh eggs and a big bunch of asparagus).
#BikeTooter #BicyclesChangeLives #BikeEverywhere #BikeHappy #cycling #BikeDates #BuyLocal #RoadSafety #Orange4Safety
Given my Go Orange post above I need to note that I want more engineering, not reliance on an orange jacket, to reduce chances of a serious or fatal crash. Drivers still run right into work zones with all the cones and advance notice and traffic controls you could ask for; the color doesn't confer magic protection. This is like wearing a pink ribbon for awareness of breast cancer, not a countermeasure.
#Orange4Safety #RoadSafety #BikeTooter #cycling #VisionZero #transportation #infrastructure
Day 18 #30DaysOfBiking: Quick lap around my neighborhood loop to check the box before the end of the day feeling the wind in my hair and looking at the blooming trees and hearing the birds and smiling at neighbors. Come to think of it, that does more than check the box.
#WhyWeRide #BicyclesChangeLives #cycling #BikeLove #BikeTooter
Day 20 #30DaysOfBiking: Rode sweep for my neighborhood group participating in the Earth Day Market Ride. Absolutely gorgeous day in the morning for it! http://bikestylespokane.com/2024/04/20/earth-day-market-ride-2024/
#cycling #BikeTooter #WhyWeRide #FarmersMarket #BikeHappy #BuyLocal #BikeEvents #community #BikeOLY #OlympiaWA
Day 21 #30DaysOfBiking: Quick lap around the loop after a walk to town for brunch and a bus ride home--#multimodal!
Makes me think of a scene from "Happy Days," where Richie is asking for tips from Fonzie about riding.
Fonzie responds "Don’t smile.”
Richie sobers. “Why not? It's not cool?"
“You get bugs in your teeth.”
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