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Trek Across Maine - Fundraising Halfway There

nobody@vox.com(mikepop) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:02:45 -0400

It's hard to believe that just a few months ago I was riding through the snow; in about a week I'll be biking 180 miles up and down mountains as part of the Trek Across Maine.

Thanks to everyone who has pledged my ride so far - you have helped raise over $250 for the American Lung Association of Maine.

This brings me about halfway to the fundraising minimum of $500. If you'd like to make a pledge, now is the time to do it!

Pledging is online and secure. You can also pledge now and be billed to pay later. This way you know I have to actually finish first ;)

No pledge is too small. No pledge is too big :)

Stayed tuned during the ride - I'll be moblogging, Twittering and IMing my way across the state.

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Trendsetter

nobody@vox.com(mikepop) — Tue, 20 May 2008 21:23:32 -0400

This post is part of the 10 Posts For $10 series to raise money for the American Lung Association by supporting my bike ride across Maine.

The local paper noticed bicycle commuting is on the rise here. I've definitely noticed an increase this spring. It's good to see so many people out on the road every day!

You only need to dust off that old bike in your garage or spend less than a car payment and a month's gas on a new one so get out there while the weather is good!

The most surprising thing about the article was the lack of people in the comments who assume that we all don't pay taxes and weave through traffic like NYC bike messengers.

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10 posts for $10 - Raising Money for the American Lung Association of Maine

nobody@vox.com(mikepop) — Mon, 19 May 2008 10:37:45 -0400

like a fish needs a bicycle

Between buying a house and moving I have fallen a bit behind in both my blogging here and with my fund raising for The Trek Across Maine, my 180-mile bike ride to support the American Lung Association. So I've decided to try and solve both problems at once by having a mini-blogathon.

Tomorrow, I'll make 10 blog posts and in turn ask you to pledge $10 to the American Lung Association for my ride. I have some post ideas planned, but I'll happily take requests. Are there pictures you want taken? Stories you want told? Locations you want moblogged? Poems you want written? Questions you want answered? I'll do my best to accommodate you.

Here are the links you will need:

My fundraising page (credit card or check, pay now or be billed later)

Official Trek Across Maine site, so you know I am not making this up ;)

My pictures and retrospective from the ride last year.

Thanks in advance to all! Contact me with any questions, or just leaven them in comments. See you tomorrow.

Trek_021

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Obama For Your Bike

nobody@vox.com(mikepop) — Fri, 09 May 2008 14:44:36 -0400

New in the bike sticker shop:

Obama-detail

Really, you can stick them anywhere though ;)

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Trek Time Approaches - Help!

nobody@vox.com(mikepop) — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:13:15 -0500

Trek_021

With all the snow and ice and cold I've been biking in lately, fair-weather cycling seems a distant dream. And yet, the Trek Across Maine is just 16 weeks away!

I had such a good experience last year, I immediately signed up for this year's ride. I've been riding in all sorts of weather to train all winter, but now I have to get busy on the fund raising aspect. This is less fun, but more important as the purpose of the ride is to raise money for the American Lung Association of Maine. If you enjoy breathing, this is a cause you can support!

To help sponsor my ride this year, just click! (You can do it all securely online). I will be thinking of you in the next few months and your generousity will help drive my training, ride through the snow and eventually climb mountains. And your sponsorship will help the American Lung Association bring us healthy air.

A sincere thank you to all who donated last year, and to those who will this year.

In case I rambled on too much, THIS HERE IS THE LINK YOU WANT TO BE CLICKING :)

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Snowy Rides

nobody@vox.com(mikepop) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 08:24:56 -0500

Snow Parking

It's been a snowy couple of weeks here in Maine, which has made the biking challenging. It's raining and 40ish today, so good day to be off from work while some of the snow melts.

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Cold Commute

nobody@vox.com(mikepop) — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 09:31:07 -0500

bundled up

Getting in gear for the 5 degrees F bike ride this morning. Hey, it's over twice as warm as that 2 degrees ride the other week! ;)

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Deck The Bike

nobody@vox.com(mikepop) — Mon, 17 Dec 2007 20:34:10 -0500

Got my bike all festooned for holiday travels:

Bike Christmas Lights

Blurry Bike Christmas Lights

Fugu To Go

These battery-powered L.E.D. lights are amazingly bright! I've had some good comments on them so far.

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Fall + Bicycle = [this is good]

nobody@vox.com(mikepop) — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 13:40:49 -0400

It is an unseasonably warm day (upper 50s F) and the sun is kind of shining, so I decided to do a quick lunchtime ride into the Old Port section of Portland. It's a pretty good ride - there is one downhill section where you pick up speed and end up coasting at 30 mph. Then I meandered down Commercial Street and sat for a while. It was nice to let the breeze and sun and random bits of cruise ship tourist conversations wash over me. Then a quick ride back up the hill and over the bay.

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Obscure MetaFilter References Bike Stickers

nobody@vox.com(mikepop) — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 23:31:27 -0400

New in the bike sticker shop:

Metabiker-500px

Metabiker-800

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