I'm not usually much for making a public display of how I spend my time on the bicycle. Events like this seem to pull me out of my shell. This Sunday, I'll be riding a lovely dirt road just behind the Capitol building in Salt Lake City, up and down, 52 times. This is the road: https://www.strava.com/segments/799439 By the time my work is done, I will have ridden 130 miles and climbed more than the height of Mt. Everest. I'm doing it because my sense of fun is strange and I need to reaffirm that every once in a while. More importantly, I'm doing it in solidarity with other cyclists around the world who are helping raise money to benefit COVID-19 relief via the Be Good™ Foundation.
In their words:
"Together we will use our bicycles as a catalyst for healing, empowerment and evolution. Registration fees and additional fundraising will go to our beneficiaries providing bikes for frontline healthcare workers, cycling infrastructure for transportation and to support research for a COVID-19 vaccine."
Do you live in Salt Lake City? Do you have a bike that can ride on gravel? Come ride with me! I'll be there all day and would love to connect with as many smiling faces as I'm able (from an appropriate distance; it's a wide road with no cars!).
Of course, if you would like to support me by donating, please feel free to contribute at the link above!
With Love,
Luke
Rebecca's Giddy Up Challenge
On Memorial Day Weekend our community will unite for a special Rebecca’s Giddy Up Challenge that benefits COVID-19 relief via the Be Good™ Foundation. Together we will use our bicycles (or running shoes) as a catalyst for healing, empowerment and evolution. Registration fees and additional fundraising will go to our beneficiaries providing bikes for frontline healthcare workers, cycling infrastructure for transportation and to support research for a COVID-19 vaccine.
Participants can ride or run (outdoors or indoors) the elevation of one of 4 climbing challenges. We will use a Strava Club as the leaderboard.
Starting Friday, May 22nd 12:01am MST to Monday, May 25th 11:59pm MST Rebecca Rusch will set out to ride multiple laps on the infamous RPI Trail Creek hill climb with the goal of climbing the equivalent elevation of Mount Everest (29,092’) in a single day. This type of challenge is called “Everesting” and it’s incredibly difficult. Join Rebecca wherever you are! Choose your distance and your discipline and Giddy Up! Together we’ll motivate each other and pedal/run for purpose.
Prizing: Awards will be presented to top female and male finishers in each category and in each discipline, along with the top 3 fundraisers.
The Be Good™ Foundation enriches communities by using the bike as a catalyst for healing, empowerment and evolution. The projects we support create opportunities for personal discovery, outdoor exploration, community building and humanitarian service at local, national and global levels.
Priorities include:
Removal of UXO, or unexploded ordnance, throughout Laos;
Providing bicycles in developing communities to facilitate access to education, work and healthcare;
Preservation of public lands;
Supporting bicycle-friendly infrastructure such as trail building and installation of bike lanes;
and
Partnering with other bike-centric nonprofits to fund impactful change in their communities.