Sweet. I wanted something to replace walking for a charity this year, something localish but not in a giant cluster of people, something that raises money for a good organization, and found a virtual bike event.
This one kind of fell into my lap, and it seemed like a no-brainer since its purpose is to raise money for children's cancer treatment. It's the Great Cycle Challenge, and I freaking lucked out that it was delayed this year, otherwise I would have missed it.
The GCC raises money for the Children's Cancer Research Fund, and I get to keep my hair.
Participants set their own mileage goals to be done in September, and my stupid brain said, hey, I can do 300 miles! I'm pretty much a 50 mile a week rider and this would add 100 miles onto
that. 20 miles a day for 5 days every week. I was not thinking...
I mean I can change my goal, but I'm going to shoot for it anyway. By the end of the month my legs damn well better be like steel bands...
And the best thing! If I raise $2500, which I set as my minimum goal, I'll get a spiffy Spider-man bike jersey.
It was designed by the kids...hellz yes I want it.
So the rest of this month and August will be dedicated to building my mileage so that I have the endurance for this. Also trying to think of good ways to fundraise...g'head, think of a way to embarrass me. I do things for donations.
If you want to donate--it's tax deductible!--just clicky [HERE].
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Better to have a goal you don't reach than one that is too easy and you know you could have done more.
I would rather have a long To Do list I will never complete than a short list easy to do in a week... I expect to die someday with "things to do".
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