Spring is a perfect time for doing this. This is when you do it. For four yea now, correct . Thats correct, yeah. So it is a race, it is not a . It is not a race. It is a ride. The d. C. Bike ride is an opportunity to bike 20 miles riound our nations capital. It is the dits largest closed road car free bike ride. And because it isos road, our riders will see spectacular views of monuments and mim norlz a w memorials in a way they have before. En it ends in front of the u. S. Capitol. At the end of all that,ell celebrate the ride and the ride along with the is completely rider friendly. We think theeather will be very nice. Pete, tell us how events d. C. Is involved. Sure, we are the official Convention Sports authority forr the dt. As such we have been strong proponents of the d. C. Bike ride since its inception four years ago. We have a very active lifestyle here in the district. We have beeed rank among the fittest cities in the country. And we like to promote that as much as possible on the bike ride, it is a great fit within our endurance landape in the city. We have the triathlon,he marine corpsth mara and the d. C. Bike ride say famil friendly easy way of getting into the endurance aspect of our city. Being able to enjoy the beautiful prks and roads that we got. There is so much to enjoy in washington. Whether you enjoy it from the air or the road, it is a beautiful place, certainly, to bike. Now if you dont have a bike, thats not an issue, right . Thats no probhem. You register online, you can add a bike rental for an additional 12. We dont want that to be a op reason why pe cant come out and enjoy this great event, beautiful saturday in may. How many people are you expecting this year . Ng were expec8,000 people. Thats a pretty good turnout. Yeah. How does it compare to previous years . Br recordking numbers. Were excited. They come from all over the country. What is great about the ride is that they enge people from ohio, maine, florida, all across the states end up convening in our nations capitol to enjoy it. And it has become such a famly friendly activity that you end up goingou there, see mom and dad riding wi little joey and johnny and jean in the back of the trailers and it is fun for allges. Gets you into the spirit. Yes. We touched on and talked a little before we begano ty about how d. C. Is really embraced bikingit s one now of the fittest cities in the country . We have been awarded one of the fittest cities, yeah, in the country for the last three or four years weve been between 1 and 15. Thats a pretty good place to be. As cycling has grown in popularity, there has beente grear concern about safety. Youre aware of the cases that we have covered, the unfortunate incidents in the news. Is d. C. Etting to the point where were embracing this as part of our culture an, you know, oare bikers and drivers starting to gain an acceptance of one another . Would you say . Well, i think that biking is not going anywhere. So pedestrians, cyclists, motorists need to be cautiou over the last three years, we raced over 100,000 for the program which is aimed at cre e creating safer streets for ve eone. Okay. With all of the city bike ridem share prograe have implemented, along with e Mayors Office and bike lanes that are now on thecity streets, i think there has been a strong embrace for that culture here in the district. All right. So this is a ride, rain or shine. Tell us about registtion and the fees. So you can register online at d. C. Bikeride. Com, registration is 70. We have discounted registratio for kids 8 to 17. 25. And khends 3 to 7 ride for free. Glad that you can rent a bike, because mine is very old. Thank you so much, kate brown and pete kershner, the d. C. Bike ride this saturday, may 18th, beginning at west potomac park along ohio drive. Race starts at 8 00. The ride starts at 8 00. Folks can start to gather at 7 00. All righty. Next, the d. C. Bike ride and fit d. C. Well be right back. Nothing says summer like a beach trip, so lets promote our Summer Travel deal on choicehotels. Com like this surfs up. Earn a fiftydollagift card when you stay just twice this summer. Or. Badda book. Badda boom. Book now at choicehotels. Com welcome back. Were talking about the d. C. Riise, taking place th coming saturday, starting at potomac park on ohio drive at 8 00 ie morning. You can show up at 7 00. Joining us now is jason millman, who is fit d. C. s director. Ehanks for joining us. Happy to bhere. We already talked before you showed up about how d. C. Is now among the fittest in the natio correct, correct. Rightnow l feather in your cap, right . We doe to top that. Were number three in the nation behind minneapolis andl gton, virginia. But were looking to get back to number one and thats what the fit d. C. Campaign, which mayor bowser put together, thats really what it is all about, recla reclaiming d. C. s number one spot atop the fitness rankings in america. So the d. C. Bike ride fits into fit d. C. s mission. Correct. So fit dc. Ho events all throughout the year. One signature event every month plus a couple of smaller fitness installations thr ghout the year across all eight wards. And the d. C. Bike ride fits right into that because if we not hosting the event, we like p tortner with great organizations who put on fitness events. And soti were i 10,000 onin spred ride programs, we have a promo code tot people to sign up that otherwise wouldnt be able to, it takes a lite bit of money off of the cost and the whole point is just to engage as many residents as possible and get them involvedis in threat cycling event. Tell me more about th sponsored ride. So we worked, fit d. C. And the department of parks and rreation and muriel b ser worked with the Bicycle Association and the bicycle space d. C. Rider group in order to generate Promotional Materials and Advertising Campaigns and blast out the message that we wanted as many people to kind ofnd sign up a take advantage of the fit d. C. Resource for free. So, you know, we got 200 sponsored riders coming out, alf wearing theit d. C. Shirts and able to experience this scenic bicycle ride that is really, like, unlike any other. Speaking of scenery, this is a 20 mile ride. Got lots of beautiful scenery along the way. And ao someretty neat attractions along the way. Tell us about those. Yeah. So the d. C. Bike ride is really a celebration of all that d. C. Has to offer both residents and visitors. So weng have somethi for all the senses. Amazing views and you can capture the views that at our photo scavenger hunt. Sign up for that online. Photo scavengerh t. Yeah. You can capture some the memorials and monuments and keep sypsych sakes after the event. You cant forget about the amazing music scene that we have llhere in d. C. , we have musicians along the route and in front of the u. S. Pitol. It a morning full of d. C. Favorites. Not just going to be a continuous ride. One stationide fr to the other, i assume. Yeah. This is a 20 mile bike ride. L wehave stops along the way with, like i said, music and entertainment. If youre not up for that 20 mile ride,we have a six mile short cut and thats more for our families that anyone can make that short cut ride. You talked about some of the other events. What is the next big fit d. C. Event after the d. C. Ride . So the next event actually has a lot to do wicycling again. Were hosting a sunset spin fest anacostia recreation center. The rec center in ward eight along anacostia drive has recently been renovated and were settin date for a Ribbon Cutting soon this month. If you want to attend the sunset spin fest, it will bt, grea it will be on theanks of the Anacostia River with a bunch of spin bikes out there, everything fit d. C. Does is free, free to sign u g to follow us at my fit tw d. C. On ter and instagram or take a look at our schedule atm fit the date for the Ribbon Cutting and the sunset spin fest is still tbd, probably in june, the first two weeks. You got to follow up to be part of it. At my fit d. C. Twitter andinstagram. Lets make this a suer for families and bicyclists. Yes. Cycling. Any way to pmote fitness, any fitness youre into, if cycling is it, we got you covered. It is a great activity for the whole family. Yeah. And the cycling it just a means to a bigger experience. And fit d. C. Shares this with us. We want to get washingtonians up, active and appreciating the great story. And moving. All right. N kate brownd jason millman, thank you so much. Thank you. And comingup, black girls who bike. Stay with us for that. Takeoff. 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Joining me now from the group black girls do bike is adina crawford, black girls do bike ambassador. So welcome. Your group works to introduce and promote the joy of cycling to allen wom. But especially women and girls of color. Why is that . I think it is really important for women of color to get out and be active on the pavement. And what we promote is growth and support of women moving in any form. Women of all colors. Of all colors. But especially important for women of color. Absolutely. How did your Organization Get started . Black girls do bike, it got started by monrra gaon, the founder who lives in philadelphia. She decided there was time for a change. And more for community, diversity, inclusivity. She said lets start something called black girls dobike. She created this organization and it is now blooming all over. Youre based in montgomery county, your branch is based in the local branch is based in montgomery county. Yes. But it is all over the country. All over the country. We have a branch in virginia, d. C. , maryland, and asr fa out as the virgin islands. And how many years has for how many years has black girls do bike been participating in the bike that is coming up on saturday . This will be year three for most of the ladies. It is amazing. Theyre so excited about this event. How many members do you have . Montgomery county and the b ikboe,a we have maybe ut y a but you do lots of other things. Tell us about some of your you advocate, youre big on education, volunteerism. Yes. All of those things. Just to promote and get the word t therethat this is important for us to do and even if youre not a cyclist or you want to take part inm sohing, volunteer and do that. And we speak at different events to talk about the promotion of women on the bike. And cycling and moving in any form. So, dou bike year round or bike only when the weather is good . Thats not a trick question. Just wondered. I will say im a Spring Summer cyclist. Okay. I do not bike outdoors when the weather is cold. Im indoors spinning. So i still manage to keep it up. So tell us about what you all do when you get together and how often you meet as an organization. I went throug the website, and it was just the pictures are so compelling of all of the women dressed in their gear and their natural hairdos and obviously just enjoying being out in the elements and bing together as a group. Absolutely. Fellowship, it is fellowship. When we get together, it is like you havent seen your best friend in 20 year and it is like, you know, the screams, the hugs, and the support system tht we have for one another. I can actually go on the website and if i have a question about something, im not familiar th a bikepart, im going to get an answer because we are just that connected. Even if someone is all the way in california, they c give you that advice and give you that virtual cheer and support f whatever youre doing. Tell me how important that is for your ladies. It is important because oftentimes how can i say this we dont get enough support but when you get that support from yur fellow cycleista, it is amazing. You feel more confident, you feel powerful. It just makes you feel good all the wd. Aroun do you involve your children . My children are grown. Do the ladies who have they do. Some of them bring their kids out and they post photos of them taking their kids through the park and cycling. And just introducing them to the sport of just cycling is important at an early age. I was going to ask you about that. If you take the kids along, then you sort of introduce them to that lifestyle. Yes. Early on. And then they grup, you know, appreciating that kind of activity. Absolutely. That physicality. Yes. Thatsportant for africanamerican children. Absolutely. Because of the the statistics show that sometimes were a little more sedentary and i think that bringing us along at an early age is just to decrease that. So is the d. C. Bike ride one of the highlights of the year for black girls do bike or one of the big events you all participate in as a group . Ne of the big events. They just a whole group of them just came back from new york, bike new york. B now the focus is the d. C. Bike ride and were expecting a large number of women to come out. So were super excited about this. Is there any fee to associated with the joining of your group . None at all. It is all free. Just bring your positive energy and a smile. Okay. All right. And a bike. And a bike. A helmet. A helmet. Iking safety is very important. Adina crawford, nice to meet you. Nice to meet you. Ice to learn about black bike. Do all right. Thank you. And next, how Wounded Warriors are getting in on the d. C. Ride. Well be right back. Re our products and services bring moments like this to every family. Shop topbrand appliances at sears, including kenmore. Making moments m this is military ppreciation month as well as National Bike month. And another group that will be joining us for the d. C. Bike ride saturday is the Wounded Warrior project. Joining me now is joe plenzer, Communications Director for the Wounded Warrior project. Good to talk to yha and know tour Wounded Warriors will be represented at the ride. Tell us how you are at working with the d. C. Bike ride. Were going to have about 120 Wounded Warriors and family members out there for the ride. So were excited out it. Any opportunity we get to go through a closed course in d. C. N were goto take that. Youre into cycling anyway. Yes, personally, yes, very much so. Our organization is too. So we do a lot of adaptive cycling events for our warriors called soldier ride. And it is we fit the bikes to their abilities and level. If youre mittsmissing an arm, well figure out away to te manipulahe bike. We try to make sure that there is no limitations for our warriors to get out there and ride. Ething that is really special that is going to happen on saturday during the bike ride is that the 14th street bridge, which overlooks the pentagon, and the cemetery at arlington national, will be renamed for the day. Tell us about that. We understand that theyre going to rename the 14thbrtreet idge the Wounded Warrior bridge for the day. Really excited about that. And im told t thatre should be some flags lining the bridge with our logo on it. So i think it is going to be awesome. Thats going to be really t special for families and for the Wounded Warriors who will be participating. Sure, absolutely. I think as were leaning into memorial day at the end of the month, it is a great way to honor the 7,000 Service Members who have dieddsince 9 11 an the 53in000 who have been jured and wearing purple hearts since 9 11. It is important to the Wounded Warrior project to be involved inev communityts like this. Tell us why that is so significant. We figure today there fewer than 20 million veterans in the united states. And out of aul popation of 320,000. And 3. 3 million of those have served since 9 11. And when you figure that, less than one half o 1 of the nation is serving in the military or even knows a veteran. Small. Numbers ar anytime we can connect the young men and women who serve their country with the communities that they have defended, i think it is a great opportunity both ways. The public gets to understhnd ir challenges and experiences and they get to connect with the public and tell their stories and it is great, it is great for thor warrito come together and connect with each other and with the community. Yours is the largest direct Service Charity in the country. Well, for veterans. For veterans. Yes. We have about 7 million donors. And we have we support dect services to about 29,000 Wounded Warriors and another 32,000 Family Support members every year. That number continues to grow. So we get anywhere between 13 to 1500 new warriors coming to us looking for services and programs every month. So we got donors and then you got the Wounded Warriors and their families. Sure. All ofhom youre serving. Absolutely. What is the, you know, the thing that most people who are n not coted with the military, what do they need to know about Wounded Warriors, about their contributions, about their the challenges of reintegrating . They served their country. Sure. I think that transition from the military into the civilian community is always a clefrhall. You got o of the military in four years or 20 and retired off of active duty, it is a big transition. Youre going from one culture to anotheng youre goifrom a place where it is really about mission and team and group to a place where, you know it may be more indivually grouped. So i think we tend to be more technologically connected and less physically cnected and emotionally connected. And it is important to, especially in areas that dont have large military populations, to welcome those veterans back into the community and help them really solve for finding what are they going to do, what job occupation, and what kind of ngcompensation theyre goio get. Now that theyave served most of us want to go into jobs where we serve, again, a you find a lot of veterans who actively serve, seek out Public Service jobs. All righty. Well, forthose who want more information about the Wounded Warriors project, they can look you up online. Were online at www. Woundedwarriorproject. Org. Thank you so much. See you out there. Absolutely. At the d. C. Bike ride. 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