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Some call them blogs, but I call them what they are: stories. We all have stories and sometimes I hunker down to write them out in more than 140 characters because it's too easy to lose the skill of well written thoughts and experiences. Plus my mom was an English teacher so she appreciates this!

Support our 2022 Bike MS Ride
Support our 2022 Bike MS Ride

I’ll be riding my fourth 150-mile Bike MS ride this July and our team needs your help to raise $15,000 for the MS Society!

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PittsburghJill Greco BodnarMay 22, 2022BikeMS, Fundraising, MtLCCC
Church of the Whirling Hub
Church of the Whirling Hub

Today our leader of The Church of the Whirling Hub turned 75 and I revisit the inspirational profile I wrote on the importance of cycling to his physical and mental health.

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PittsburghJill Greco BodnarMarch 16, 2022MtLCCC
VT2PGH: An 826.5-Mile Bike Tour
VT2PGH: An 826.5-Mile Bike Tour

No, it wasn’t my journey, but two of my friends completed it last June and I knew their story needed to be told.

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TravelJill Greco BodnarFebruary 5, 2022Rails to Trails, Bike Tour, COVID-19
Comfortably Numb
Comfortably Numb

My second annual “Americans still can’t do metric” Rapha Women’s 100(km) ride complete with photos of green hills, farms, and contemplating the virtues of barfing on my way through 120 miles.

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PittsburghJill Greco BodnarSeptember 13, 2021Women's Cycling, Century
GAP to Flight 93 National Memorial (again!)
GAP to Flight 93 National Memorial (again!)

Time to show my friend from Seattle the best face of western PA in high summer: riding the tree-lined GAP trail and country roads up to Flight 93

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TravelJill Greco BodnarAugust 18, 2021flight 93 national memorialRails to Trails, GAP, Women's Cycling
Support our 2021 Bike MS Ride
Support our 2021 Bike MS Ride

I’ll be riding my third Bike MS ride this July and our team needs your help to raise donations for the MS Society!

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PittsburghJill Greco BodnarJune 28, 2021BikeMS, Fundraising, MtLCCC
Dreaming of Downeast Maine
Dreaming of Downeast Maine

The past week I’ve been helping a friend plan a bike trip through Maine and it’s sent me down the wormhole of wonderful memories from one magical trip there.

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TravelJill Greco BodnarFebruary 12, 2021Kermit, Maine
Festive 500, Kiss Off to 2020
Festive 500, Kiss Off to 2020

How does a cyclist end the madness of 2020? Suffering under her own terms while riding over 300 miles over six wintery days.

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PittsburghJill Greco BodnarJanuary 8, 2021Festive 500, Century, Rails to Trails, COVID-19
Get Outta Tahn: West Penn Trail
Get Outta Tahn: West Penn Trail

A beautiful, challenging, and historic trail that matches what we love about Pennsylvania

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PittsburghJill Greco BodnarAugust 14, 2020Rails to Trails, MtLCCC
Get Outta Tahn: Redbank Creek Trail
Get Outta Tahn: Redbank Creek Trail

Seeking solitude north of the city along the Redbank Valley trail.

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PittsburghJill Greco BodnarAugust 7, 2020Rails to Trails
A Successful Virtual Bike MS-150
A Successful Virtual Bike MS-150

Our quaran-team successfully completed the virtual Bike MS-150 and raised over $8,000!

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PittsburghJill Greco BodnarJuly 20, 2020MtLCCC, Fundraising, BikeMS
Panhandle Pot o' Gold Century
Panhandle Pot o' Gold Century

Apparently I still had sufficient energy after last week’s sufferfest to do another century-plus, this time with hills.

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PittsburghJill Greco BodnarMay 26, 2020Century, Rails to Trails, COVID-19
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