The Youth Fest was hosted by the Breathe Youth Advisory Board (YAB), on March 7th. We had been planning the event for the past few months, and were so happy with how it turned out!

Hopefully, this finds you looking forward to the Breathe Bike Trek and all those exhilarating miles you’ll be riding in scenic Placer County. Please remember the importance of GOOD HYDRATION while you’re out there, especially in warm weather!

This year, BREATHE is proud to announce we are one of the organizations sponsoring May is Bike Month! Our friends and partners, Sacramento Area Bicycling Advocates (SABA), are hosting May is Bike Month this year.

The simple act of getting a kid on a bike can have an enormous, positive impact on your child’s life. Years into adulthood, it’s easy to forget about the surge in personal growth, as well as the sense of freedom & adventure that came when you reached that happy milestone.

At BREATHE, cycling has been an important part of our culture for over three decades. Starting in the mid-80’s, we brought hundreds of people together every year for the Emigrant Trails Bike Trek, where we celebrated the joys of a healthy and adventurous lifestyle, while raising funds for our organization’s most important programs.

In response to the COVID-19 crisis, Breathe California has had to cancel plans for our 34th Annual Bike Trek, originally scheduled for this September in Amador County. At the end of May, we introduced the June Challenge to keep our fellow cyclists inspired to ride their bikes this summer. Now, we’re working diligently to bring our wonderful Trek community back together again in support of Breathe’s critical work for clean air and healthy lungs.

Join Breathe California in a delightful series of rides, in celebration of the Breathe Bike Trek and all the wonderful ways that cycling helps to keep you happy, healthy and sane! Yeah, we know that 2020 is a really weird year and it is hard to predict when we can even get together again. So we decided to do something about it.

It’s May during a pandemic, are we still riding?

In two words, HECK YES! There have been many articles related to the benefits of exercise and getting outside even while we shelter-in-place. (See some of my favorites here and here.)

For more information on how to ride solo outdoors safely and confidently, Read Part one, “Stay Safe While Cycling Solo: Plan Ahead” here.

WHAT IF I’M NOT COMFORTABLE RIDING SOLO?

IS IT OK TO RIDE DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC?

Are you ready to go nuts, yet? I was there just yesterday. The Social Distancing Quarantine had left me feeling sunken and depressed. Trapped. “Hollowed-out”, might sum it up.