In May 2011 I bought a new bike and challenged my sister to see who could ride 500 miles first during that summer. The loser would have to buy the winner ice cream. She humored me but really only cared about me getting out and having fun. That day at the bike shop was the last I ever saw her. She died in a car accident a week later, never having a chance to ride her new bike, but the challenge was still on. It became my mission to reach 500 miles over the summer, and so inspired a new interest in various activities from biking to running to triathlons. This is a log of my journey, the events that I participated in, and certain milestones along the way.

Summary:

• Miles Biked: 2,062.1  (As 07/10/2013)
• Miles Ran: 454 (As of 07/10/2013)
• Miles Swam: 19.2 (As of 07/10/2013)
• Total Events/Races – 46
  • Running – 33
    • (18) 5k (PR – 20:54 on 10/12/2013)
    • (1) 6k
    • (1) 4-Miler
    • (1) 5-Miler
    • (1) 8k
    • (4) 10k (PR – 46:21 on 4/14/2013)
    • (1) 12k
    • (1) 15k Trail Run
    • (5) Half Marathon (PR – 1:45:22 on 10/20/2013)
  • Triathlons – 4
    • (3) Sprint
    • (1) Olympic
  • Cycling – 7
    • (2) 50k
    • (4)  Metric Century / 100k
    • (1) Century
  • Obstacle Racing – 2
    • (1) Run For Your Lives Zombie Infested 5k
    • (1) Shadey’s Rugged Run
• Online: Runkeeper, athlinks
• Causes Supported: 13 – American Diabetes Association, Arthritis Foundation, Cystic-Fibrosis Foundation, WCO David L. Grove Scholarship, YMCA of York, York Habitat for Humanity, National MS Society, Margaret E. Moul Home, Quarterback Club of York, Penn State Hershey Children’s Heart Group, Servants, Inc., David Tome Memorial Fund, Children’s Miracle Network, Eastern York Dollars for Scholars, The Katie Herb Foundation, Ronald McDonald House Charities of Central Pennsylvania, Joey Duffy, Lancaster Bible College Athletic Department, The Four Diamonds Fund, Spring Grove Regional Parks and Recreation Center, Farm & Natural Lands Trust of York County

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