Capitol Hill Day

This past Wednesday saw the team take part in the Congressional Cycling Fitness Fair, presented by Altarum, right in the hub of the Government buildings on Capitol Hill! It was a really exciting and fulfilling day and we all felt incredibly proud talking about our role as ambassadors of Cycling Fitness 101 – the program we have been running in some of the local D.C schools (which you can read about in some of the other blog entries if you haven’t already!)

Many congressional staff members and representatives were impressed by the program and several were interested in having the Program at a school in their district – yah!

As well as talking to all sorts of interesting people, we also offered a mini spin class for those who wanted to challenge us at what we do best! Michele spend many hours organizing a top notch music mix for the session – and although there were limited people up for the challenge (we must have looked far too professional and scary in our full cycling kit!), one person who was definitely keen to jump on one of the bikes was Congressman Earl Blumenauer, who is well know for his support of cycling as a preferable mode of transportation. We were all impressed he took time out of his busy day to come and support our cause and we all enjoyed meeting him and his staff!

Several other organizations participated in the Cycling Fitness Fair, including DC Metro Service, Capitol Hill Bikes, Honest TEA and the League of American Bicyclists.

The Cycling Fitness Fair was followed up by a round table to discuss ways to combat childhood obesity, which was well attended and received.

A huge thank you to Jonathon, Devon and Marijka of the Altarum Institute and Michele and Kate Flore who worked like Trojans to ensure this event ran smoothly and successfully and was a highly enjoyable day! Double thumbs up!!!