I thought this might be interesting to some of your readers. Maybe you'll find it to be post-worthy this Spring? It would be a nice way to get into an article on the bike paths in Racine County as well.
http://2milechallenge.com/home.html
We'll work on a story about the bike paths. We're also looking forward to writing about the new environmental center in Racine, which will rent canoes for use on the Root River.