'bout time!

it's been a long time since i've been able to post on here. not that i had much time to post with school in full-swing. with a teeny-tiny break i just wanted to remind everyone that if you are bored with you current riding settings, i urge everyone to take a trip over to E.P. "Tom" Sawyer State Park. we(derby city bmx) are getting our season off to a remarkable start, with a lot of the "old school" riders coming back to the racing scene. however, you don't have to be a "racer" to enjoy our track. it's open 7 days a week, dawn til dusk. it's closed only when: there's a race, or the track is too wet.

i've been contacted by our local government and there seems to be a small interest in bringing BMX to New Albany. i'm putting together a presentation that hopefully will demonstrate the benefits of bringing this sport to our community. wish me luck!

with the interest of our local government in cycling, i started to think about how New Albany could possibly become a serious cycling community! i believe i've read it right here @ NABC about how we have a bridge in our city, where you could convert the former car lanes into bike lanes and allow people to commute to work more easily.

with gas prices as a staggering 3 bucks per gallon (yes, we have it ez, compared to our over seas counterparts) and no signs of coming down anytime soon, how difficult would it be to open this up for commuting? don't answer that just yet...lol...

think about it. becoming a cycling town and revitalizing downtown, New Albany could become the place were we live, eat and sleep, while having an easy commute to downtown louisville. what i mean by that, is our downtown becomes a home for residence, artist galleries, bike shops, pubs, amongst other entertainment venues. i could see cycling lanes everywhere, with bike lock-ups on every corner.

here's another point to ponder. it's been shown that people who participate in at least 20 minutes of cardiovascular exercise 3 x's a week improves health significantly! the benefits are HUGE! it's proven that it lowers high blood pressure, helps with weight management, improves mood!, raises HDL (good cholesterol) and lowers LDL (bad cholesterol), significant energy improvement, so instead of coming home and crashing on the couch, you have more energy to spend with your kids, or get yard work done. helps manages insulin level for people with diabetes, strengthens bones preventing arthritis.

your health is also improved, because cardiovascular exercise stimulates the immune system, warding off infections, so less time is spent using health care expenditures, time off from work and the crappy feeling of just being sick.

becoming healthier physical, mentally and socially allows us to reach self-actualization and we as a community we become more healthy. also, who actually likes driving in that mess of a morning rush hour? i'm not saying you have to commute by bike everyday either. yes, it rains, or you have things that require a car on certain days. there's been times, where i've dropped my children off at daycare, then i come home and ride my bike to U of L. BTW, it takes approx. 20 minutes to get from oak street to the u of l campus by bike. that's generally what it takes by car, if not more.

well..i've babbled enough this morning....

have a great week!!!