Boston, MA

When I think about riding my bike around in Boston, I’m taken back to my college days when I actually used my bike as a means of transportation to and from work. I had to dodge people opening their car doors to avoid colliding into them. I had to slam my brakes HARD one time too many when cars pulled out and didn’t see me. You think driving a car around Boston is the pits, well imaging the misery tenfold when riding a bike!

However, riding a bike can be associated with leisurely times, scenic background….and pie and ice cream ?!?! This Saturday, August 25th, is the 5th Annual Mass Bike Festival and Pie Race. Yes, you read that right…PIE RACE! This massive bike event is made up of different cycling events from a simple 6-mile ride through the town of Concord to a 64-mile ride that takes you from Concord into Harvard and all the scenic stops along the way. For a unique twist on this event, try entering the “Pie Race” where you ride a short course and have to consume a piece at 3 different pie stations along the way. I’m down for that!!! For those of you who prefer the cold stuff, there’s also the Ice Cream Headache route (long and short) where…you guessed it…you stop for ice cream along the way! If the fastest Pie Racer also eats ice cream, that person may win the special “A La Mode” prize!

I don’t know about you, but if bike rides were more like this instead of what I remember, I’ll have to pump up the tires, dust off the ol’ seat and hit up the bike paths once again!

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