I want to ride my bicycle... I want to ride my bike!

I got two rides in this weekend!! One was with Jeremie Guy (P2S13 - http://bikeandbuild.org/rider/6542) on Saturday and the other was with two guys I met through TBE. The rides were about 23 miles and 27 miles for a total of a little over 50 miles! There was about 1500 feet of climbing total. My max speed was 36.5 mph and it was great! The feeling you get when you're flying down hill is just amazing. Definitely worth the climbing! And although the hills kicked my butt (pretty much every hill did so), I made it through them all and I will keep pushing through as I attempt larger hills. I am going to rock this whole biking thing :)

I'm currently at $1600 and I'm really excited to have raised this much so far!! I am continuously amazed by people's generosity and love having so much support! Thank you to everyone who has donated already! If you have not donated yet and want to, please visit http://bikeandbuild.org/rider/6747. Thank you again for all the generous donations!!

I'm Famous!!

I was featured in the Frederick News Post this past weekend!! Check out the story here: http://www.fredericknewspost.com/sections/art_life/display_horizon.htm?StoryID=147578. Also, please share this link (and my blog!) with your friends and family. The more I can get the word out for affordable housing, the better!

My knee has been hurting me lately, so I've been taking it pretty easy on the running to try to heal before my half marathon next weekend. But this means I've been out cycling more! I did about 19 miles on Sunday and around 10 miles yesterday. My top speed so far is 28mph :) I can't wait to take on some bigger hills!

Yesterday's ride opened my eyes to how inconsiderate people are towards cyclists. Most people were great and gave me room, but there were also some that gave me no room. Please Please PLEASE be considerate to any cyclists you see! Give them some room (especially if they are on a road with no shoulder!) and keep everyone safe!!

How is it March already?!

This year is flying by! I haven't had a lot to update, but here's a couple highlights from the last couple weeks:

I'm officially over halfway for my required fundraising!! My goal is $3000, but I need to raise at least $2500. Thank you to everyone who has donated so far!!

I'm working out some kind of raffle for everyone who has donated. More information to follow...

Tomorrow marks another group ride with TBE! Can't wait to ride together again and see my first silent movie!

My plan is to start riding my bike to work when its not raining/snowing within the next week or two. This will help get me out on my bike daily and the extra exercise never hurts ;)

As a reminder, to donate, please visit http://bikeandbuild.org/rider/6747 and click "Donate" or send a check to Bike & Build with my name in the Memo slot. The address is:

Bike & Build
6153 Ridge Ave
Philadelphia, PA 19128

Thank you again to everyone who has donated and for following my blog!