{"id":12401,"date":"2015-04-13T17:14:24","date_gmt":"2015-04-14T00:14:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/?p=12401"},"modified":"2015-04-13T17:14:24","modified_gmt":"2015-04-14T00:14:24","slug":"30daysofbiking-nearing-halfway-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/2015\/04\/13\/30daysofbiking-nearing-halfway-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"#30DaysofBiking: Nearing the Halfway Mark"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We put the challenge out there and you responded. Tracking posts from the first 2 weeks shows people riding more places, more often, despite snapped spokes, suicidal squirrels, and other (mis)adventures.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>30 People Riding for the First Time: Who&#8217;s In?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We\u00a0<strong>love<\/strong> the alternative suggested by Matt Newport of Tacoma Bike Ranch and are hoping some of you will organize this kind of event, maybe as a fitting halfway mark or April 30 celebration to roll into National Bike Month:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/30daysofbiking?src=hash\">#30daysofbiking<\/a> by one person? What about trying to get 30 people riding bikes once, for the first time? I challenge you to the latter.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Matt Newport (@tacomabikeranch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/tacomabikeranch\/status\/583499398354612224\">April 2, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Then there&#8217;s the &#8220;why #30days&#8221; view:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\"><p>Just ride. One Day at a Time (an Alternative to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/30DaysofBiking?src=hash\">#30DaysofBiking<\/a>) <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/VmXB6Dd3FT\">http:\/\/t.co\/VmXB6Dd3FT<\/a> &#8211;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/oninformation\">@oninformation<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Washington Bikes (@WAbikes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WAbikes\/status\/583737029495775232\">April 2, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script charset=\"utf-8\" type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\"><\/script>Meanwhile, for those who are riding and tagging, here&#8217;s what you had to say.<\/p>\n<div class=\"storify\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/storify.com\/WAbikes\/30daysofbiking-2015\/embed?header=false\" height=\"750\" width=\"100%\" frameborder=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<div class=\"storify\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"storify\">If you missed out on the start of 30 Days of Biking, don&#8217;t let that keep you from making your own kind of pledge to get out there and ride if that helps motivate you or gives you an excuse that might inspire a friend. Next up:\u00a0<strong>National Bike Challenge<\/strong> during May, National Bicycle Month. Stay tuned.<\/div>\n<div class=\"storify\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"storify\">(Wondering how people find out about these things? <a title=\"Sign up for E-News!\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/sign-e-news\/\">Reading our e-news is one way. Sign up now<\/a>.)<\/div>\n<div class=\"storify\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"storify\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"storify\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"storify\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"storify\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"storify\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"storify\"><noscript>[<a href=\"\/\/storify.com\/WAbikes\/30daysofbiking-2015\" target=\"_blank\">View the story &#8220;#30DaysofBiking 2015: Nearing the Halfway Mark&#8221; on Storify<\/a>]<\/noscript><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We put the challenge out there and you responded. 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