National Bike To Work Day

Success! I biked to work today! Not that I really doubted I could or would do it, but still, participating on the official day makes the ride feel more legit. My alarm went off at 5:00am this morning, about 20 minutes earlier than normal. After hitting snooze once or twice, I geared up, put the bike on the car, and left my driveway about 5:35. I parked at the commuter lot near the trail, and was riding by 6:00am. About 6:55 I rolled up to my place of work and enjoyed the free breakfast that was provided to us outside the building. 

At 7:30, all the folks who rode in got together and had a little convoy from our building over towards the White House to Freedom Plaza where the big Bike To Work Day rally was, we even had a 2 star admiral ride with us. We stayed over there for about 45 minutes, listened to the Admiral address the crowd, grabbed a lot of free goodies, bagels, and other foods, and headed back to our building. 

The group stopped along 4th street right on the mall and took a nice group picture which I'll hopefully get to see soon, and we even concluded the ride with about a 1/2 mile sprint/race back down the last street to our building. I had a pretty solid lead, before sitting up, coasting, and letting the Admiral get the win. I figured it probably wasn't the best idea to steal his thunder! Anyway, it's been a great day so far and I'm really looking forward to getting back out there again in a couple hours for the return trip home. Below are some pictures I took with the group at the rally. Enjoy!

Leaving USCG Headquarters for the rally. Admiral on the left.

The group at a stoplight.

Bike To Work Day rally at Freedom Plaza.

Admiral addressing the crowd, but the breeze was blowing the water from the fountain inwards, so no one wanted to get too close. But, SWEET RAINBOW!!!

Bikes.

Yours truly, rocking my Team Bam Bam jersey!