Well, the countdown has been on since about May but the time has finally come...starting this Sunday Andrea & Sarah will be biking roughly 500 miles to support Habitat!!! Yes, I said 500 miles. Yes, I said biking. Yes, they will be sore...
Now in its 18th year, the Habitat 500 is a bicycle ride (not a race) and fundraiser that covers 500 miles over the course of 7 days (an average of 71 miles per day). Each rider raises funds from family, friends, businesses, and church groups and designates the Habitat for Humanity affiliates they wish to support (both locally and around the world). Please check out http://www.habitat500.org/ to see that I stole this information straight from their website!!
The ladies will begin peddling on July 11 and will finish on July 17. They will have at least 3 rest stops each day they ride with food, refreshments and tune-ups if needed. They do not ride all day and all night. In fact, they get to sleep on gym floors at night! Makes you want to participate doesn't it?! When you watch the videos on the Habitat 500 website...you will think about riding next year...trust me!
Now in its 18th year, the Habitat 500 is a bicycle ride (not a race) and fundraiser that covers 500 miles over the course of 7 days (an average of 71 miles per day). Each rider raises funds from family, friends, businesses, and church groups and designates the Habitat for Humanity affiliates they wish to support (both locally and around the world). Please check out http://www.habitat500.org/ to see that I stole this information straight from their website!!
The ladies will begin peddling on July 11 and will finish on July 17. They will have at least 3 rest stops each day they ride with food, refreshments and tune-ups if needed. They do not ride all day and all night. In fact, they get to sleep on gym floors at night! Makes you want to participate doesn't it?! When you watch the videos on the Habitat 500 website...you will think about riding next year...trust me!
This year's route will take the VISTA's through Sandstone, Isle, McGregor, Grand Rapids, Hibbing, Cloquet and back to Sandstone. Day 5 of the ride is deemed "Bike, Build or Breather Day", Andrea and Sarah have made the choice to assist on a Habitat build site...those ladies are just fabulous!
You can follow along the 500 mile journey by checking this blog and also on our facebook page.
We wish them the best of luck and a safe ride!
You can follow along the 500 mile journey by checking this blog and also on our facebook page.
We wish them the best of luck and a safe ride!
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