Question of the week:  What is the SMMT challenge?  Santa Monica Mountain challenge (where’s the “T”?) is a yearly challenge that has grown to 15: road bike, gravel bike, mountain bike, and running segments to be completed from May 25, through Aug 31.  This gives you plenty of time for the challenge, although there are some over-achievers who do it in 72 hours (congrats greybird).  It lets us compare times against last year to judge our current conditioning, encourages us to climb some hills we don’t like to do, and a little healthy competition against your age group and skill level. 

Safety Tip of the Week:  Ride One or Two Across-Ride single file or double file as appropriate to the roadway and traffic conditions and where allowed by law. Even where riding double is legal, courtesy dictates that you single up when cars are trying to pass you if the lane is wide enough for them to safely do so.