Today’s official. For the next few months, we no longer “save” daylight in what has been a great cycling year. For some, things transition to the indoor trainer or spin class. For others, saddle time will be limited to weekends and holidays away from the office, quarterly earnings and EBITDA.
Numbers matter. In business. In the Web. In reaching goals.
One week after the Livestrong Challenge in Austin, Texas, several thoughts swirl in my head. 3,800 riders and countless runners raised $4 million for the foundation. In four cities (Austin, Seattle, San Jose and Philadelphia) $10 million was raised.
Amazing. In the worst year for the U.S. economy since the Great Depression, people figured out a way to give. People rode. People ran. It seems fitting. Why?
We’re all in the same race. The human one. You know what I mean. Being in a group of driven, motivated and positive people is unlike anything else on this planet. It feeds hope. It nourishes the soul. It frames life in a whole new way.
Riding 90 miles last Sunday with the names of 25 special people penned on my jersey by my two daughters reminded me how lucky I am. The jersey and all it represented lifted my tempo when the Texas winds gusted. I can’t describe how. But I know the reason why: We’re all in this together.
The human race is the Sunday Crave.
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