Yesterday was Bike to Anywhere Day and I went out to enjoy one of my favorite unofficial holidays. After dropping my kids off at school, I hopped on the bike and headed into Santa Monica to enjoy the “pit stops” at City Hall, SMC, and Colorado Center. Sadly, I scribbled “2500 Broadway” into my notebook instead of “2500 Colorado” and circled the Water Garden looking for a pit stop.
So instead of ending my tip at Colorado Center, I headed back to Cafe Lovi for some drip coffee and a sandwich before heading home.
In the late afternoon, I headed back to the pier for a 5k run to benefit the Police Activities League (formerly the Police Athletic League) named after former Santa Monica Police Officer Rick Crocker. Crocker was killed serving the country as a marine in Iraq in 2005. Crocker had also volunteered with the Santa Monica Police Athletic League and remains at SMPD.
The 5k run featured a handful of unaffiliated runners there to support the organization but most runners were either youth members of the PAL, runners from Santa Monica High and other SMMUSD schools, or members/veterans of local law enforcement or the military.
After I finished my run, it was back to Bike Day. I met my family at Spoke’s Handle Bar Happy Hour at Santa Monica Brew Works.
If you missed out on fun yesterday, but still want to take part in Bike Month Festivities, Kidical Mass is this weekend. Get all the details, here.
