Day 63: Biowheels for New tires and a helmet, and Bluegrass at Findlay

What a beautiful day. I must say there is just no good way to ride from Newport to Clifton.. .no matter which way you go, you end up with a giant hill to climb to get up to clifton.

I made my way to Biowheels in Clifton, a great little bike shop. I decided it was time to loose the nobby offroad tires for some more slick tires for the mountain bike (though ultimately I'm going to need to get a road bike if I keep riding outside). I also decided a bike helmet was in order now that I am riding outside. And it's required for any Cincinnati Cycle Club rides (of which I am doing my first on Sunday).

After the bike shop I had lunch with Melanie and my brother-in-law, and then rode to Findaly Market for some bluegrass and to meet my friends KJ, Craig and Suzanne... a great start to the day.

Finally, we had the family renunion with Melanie's family and my first chance to see my niece Isabella. Good times.


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Total Pledged/minute: $0.54 + ($1 per pound lost + $0.01 per mile)
Today's Minutes: 60 Minutes
Total Minutes: 1857 Minutes
Today's Distance: 17 Miles
Total Distance: 483.0 Miles

Day 62: The Summer of Weddings

I'll try to be nice with this post, and just say... Who came up with the idea for a couple's wedding shower? And if it's going to happen, couple's shower should be definied as the women doing a traditional shower thing, and the guys heading to the golf course for 18 and a few rounds :)

Anyway, the result was a second day in a row without biking. But the weekend is going to be big, with trips to clifton and findlay on Saturday, and my first 'group' ride on Sunday.

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Today's Minutes: 0 Minutes
Total Minutes: 1797 Minutes
Today's Distance: 0 Miles
Total Distance: 466.0 Miles

Day 61: Paint the Town Celebration

We had an event tonight at Harry's Pizza to say thanks to all our committee members, team leads, board members and others that helped behind the scenes to make PTT possible. It was a great night, but it meant no biking!

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Total Pledged/minute: $0.54 + ($1 per pound lost + $0.01 per mile)
Today's Minutes: 0 Minutes
Total Minutes: 1797 Minutes
Today's Distance: 0 Miles
Total Distance: 466.0 Miles

Day 60: Final Details Service Travel Fundraisers

The team has created 3 'Fun'-raisers for people to participate in. A happy hour where a $10 donation gets you drinks, food, and music. A cornhole tournament with some great prizes, and a fall charity concert. These should all be a lot of fun, and a low impact way for people to help out the team. As a matter of fact, most events will be cheaper than your average night out and you'll get a lot more.

Be sure to stay tuned and watch for details to unfold! The Happy Hour is first up at Jefferson Hall on Main St. July 22nd.

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Total Pledged/minute: $0.54 + ($1 per pound lost + $0.01 per mile)
Today's Minutes: 33 Minutes
Total Minutes: 1797 Minutes
Today's Distance: 8.8 Miles
Total Distance: 466.0 Miles

Day 59: Cincinnati Bike and Pedestrian Advisory Council

The Cincy Bike PAC is a group that meets monthly to discuss issues related to biking and walking in the region. Specifically they look at and discuss projects like bike lanes, safe bike commutes, and bike paths. It's a small group, but a great group of interesting folks.

I got some really great information about projects out there in the works, and Don Burrell of OKI (Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana regional council of governments) is a member and very up to speed on what is going on in the city. I also picked up some maps and other items that detail good routes to bike. Lots of fun.

It was raining, so I rode in the basement, otherwise I would have riden over to the meeting at City Hall.

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Total Pledged/minute: $0.54 + ($1 per pound lost + $0.01 per mile)
Today's Minutes: 34 Minutes
Total Minutes: 1764 Minutes
Today's Distance: 9.0 Miles
Total Distance: 457.2 Miles

Day 58: Short Ride in the Basement

Short Ride in the basement.

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Total Pledged/minute: $0.54 + ($1 per pound lost + $0.01 per mile)
Today's Minutes: 30 Minutes
Total Minutes: 1730 Minutes
Today's Distance: 8.0 Miles
Total Distance: 448.2 Miles

Day 57: Sunday Afternoon Relaxing

We all need a little relax time... today was the day for me. Just hanging out with the family.

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Today's Minutes: 0 Minutes
Total Minutes: 1700 Minutes
Today's Distance: 0 Miles
Total Distance: 440.2 Miles