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Biking to work
Team Statesman is currently in 13th place in the Austin Commuter Challenge.
Time to ramp it up!
I’ve been gone for 12 days, and I’m trying to make up for lost pedal time. I rode to swim practice yesterday morning and then to work. I rode to work again today.
I’ve been a pretty regular once-a-week bike commuter for the past six or seven years.
I love it. My commute is about 8 miles, most of it along the Shoal Creek hike-and-bike trail. I get to cross creeks, look for snakes, rumble over gravel paths and listen to birds chirp. I also get to roll past traffic backed up on Lamar Boulevard.
When I get to work, I’ve already got a workout under my belt. And I feel like a kid!
I’m lucky that the Statesman has nice shower facilities, and I can clean up here.
I can’t always commute, because I have far-flung, off-site interviews, but with a little advance planning it’s not as hard as you might think. I ride a mountain bike rigged with a trunk on a rack in the back. I’ve got lights for night and a U-lock to secure it here at my office. I always wear a helmet. When I’m riding at night, I wear a vest with LED lights on it.
Friday is Bike to Work day. That means free breakfast!
Stop by one of the following locations between 7-9 a.m. to fuel your ride:
- AJ’s Cyclery, 10019 W. Parmer Lane.
- Banister Lane at Casey Street.
- Bicycle Sport Shop, 517 S. Lamar Blvd.
- BikeTexas, 1902 E. Sixth St.
- Bouldin Creek Cafe, 1501 S. 1st St.
- Capital MetroRail, Plaza Saltillo Station, 2910 East Fifth St.
- City Hall Plaza, 301 W. Second St.
- One Texas Center, 505 Barton Springs Road.
- Flipnotics, 1601 Barton Springs Road.
- Freewheeling Bicycles, 24th and San Gabriel streets.
- Mellow Johnny’s, Fourth at Nueces streets.
- The Peddler, 119 E. North Loop Blvd.
- Shoal Creek Boulevard at Far West right of way.
- Thunderbird Coffee, 2200 Manor Road.
- Wheatsville Coop, 3101 Guadalupe St.
- Whole Foods, Sixth Street at Lamar Boulevard.
- Whole Foods Gateway, 9607 Research Blvd.
- Yellow Bike Project, 1200 Webberville Road.
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By carri
May 19, 2010 10:04 AM | Link to this
Pam, even on a mountain bike with the knobby tires you dusted me on my road bike a few weeks ago! You’re an inspiration! Thanks for being such a great fitness role model & walking the talk :-)
work to live, live to ride, ride to work!