2009 Totals

I apologize that this picture is ridiculously small but it's the best I could do!

These are my 2009 "Bike 2 Benefits" totals. It's a program through Minneapolis Metro Transit that encourages alternate ways of getting around such as ride sharing, public transportation, and last but definitely not least: commuting via bike.

From March (when the snow and ice melted enough for me to ride my bicycle) to December (when the snow came back) I logged my miles to and from work and to and from my Pilates classes. That's it. I didn't track my grocery runs. My pub runs. My training rides. My competitions. Nothing except work and pilates.

I logged 2,358 miles.

Saved an estimated 116 gallons of gas.

Reduced CO2 in the air by 2,302 lbs.

And reduced 97lbs of pollution from the air.

And the most amazing thing of all is that it really wasn't that hard. A few miles a day. That's all.

Whether through this program or Map My Ride I hope to log it all in 2010 and see how far I can get.

It's going to be a very good year!