Bike To Work Week

May 11-15th was national Bike To Work Week which culminates on Friday as national Bike To Work Day. I decided to make a commitment to bike commute all five days this week (I usually commute by bike about 2-3 days a week).

I'm proud to say, to quote a phrase my two-year old daughter likes to use often, "I did it!"

When I rolled into the driveway on Friday afternoon my total commuting mileage was just over 113 miles for the week and my sore calves, hamstrings, shoulders, neck and back were happy to confirm this!

The bicycle racks at my employer were noticeably more full. On Monday, it was almost hard to find a "parking space" given the number of bikes present.

A few highlights from this exciting week:

• I was featured in a story in our local newspaper, The San Antonio Express-News!
• I joined a coworker on his first bicycle commute from Leon Springs. Our route home included a little "off road" segment which my Trek Valencia handled quite well. Mountain bike it is not, but in a pinch it isn't shy about kickin' up some dirt!
• I documented 10-15 new bicycle commuters where I work - hearing some of them describe their experiences was awesome. Always great to see people discover - for themselves - that "going by bike" can be done and done safely at that!

Here are a few images from this week's commutes: