With food in our bellies firing our motivation, we cross the state line and head to our next destination, North Aurora, IL. We enjoy the trails through a long string of three wood preserves before picking up the pace to Springs at Orchard Road. Along the way we had many Aurora natives compare us to George Hood. “Who is that?” you might ask. He was on a mission similar to ours and set the record for the longest time spent on a spin bike – a whopping 222 hours, 22 minutes and 22 seconds! We don’t plan on beating that record or sitting on a stationary bike for over nine days, but his dedication makes our first 145 miles sound like a breeze. We finally hit our endpoint of this leg and meet three veterans from Aurora that received the Presidential Medal of Honor, the Nation’s highest civilian honor, for their service in World War II and Vietnam. We are humbled to hear their stories and it solidifies we chose a great charity to partner with, the Stars and Stripes Honor Flight.
The team at Bridlewood wished us a fond farewell and we shoved off to our next designation. Kenosha, Wisconsin is located on the far southern border of the state. We took a nice, leisurely ride down US 45, rolling many quaint towns along the way.
Three Continental Properties Home Office employees have started a quest. Morgan Bartkowiak, Jean Jones and Meghan Porath were chatting about the sedentary nature of our desk jobs. In a bit of a whim, we decided to purchase an under-the-desk cycle and spend some time each day pedaling. We thought that, even if it is not heavy exercise, some movement would be good for our health. Now don't get the wrong idea - it is not that we are chained to our desks! We have a wonderful work environment, but there are days when it seems we get into a project, or attack our to-do list with vigor, and at the end of the day we realize we did not budge from our chairs much at all.
