This past weekend I joined in on the Charles River Wheelmen Climb to the Clouds. I pedaled 115 miles and climbed 2,000 feet to the summit of Mt. Wachusett. I did this along with 2 weeks of 30 mile days in order to hit my goal of 6,000 miles by 7/23. I hit my goal a few days early, and now I can continue to quote my average of 3,000 miles per year.

So, what’s next? I need to start planning what kind of big rides and vacations I’ll be doing the next year. I’d like to do more family friendly vacations, taking the wife and kids with me. I’m trying to convince my wife that we should take our Labor Day cape vacation without car. We could bike to Boston, take the ferry to Provincetown, then rail-trail it down to Nickerson State Park. Read this story: 6 Ferries and a Bike (PDF) by Tony Barrett.

Currently, the next big bike event is the Middlesex Century. This is the ride that my friend Bill arranges every year to raise money for AA&MDSIF for bone marrow disorders. As you will recall, last year I had a goal of raising $300. That was aiming a little low, as I quickly received much more than that - and also quickly received a mohawk. This year my goal is $900 - if you’d like to be one of the first to donate please either let me know our go directly to our donation page.

Thanks go to Carl for the action shot.