Charity Events - Tour de Cure, 2008! Team Stormcrowe rides again!

I'll look at it. I've never done any organized training. I shouldn't have to for the 70k, should I? Or do they make us do it in 2 hours or something?

The road rides are pretty easy, and you have plenty of time. We only have the track to ride on for 6 hrs, though is the reason for the time limit there.

They also have GREAT SAG support and frequent rest areas. :D

About like Kansas, but with trees. Some small hills, Solveg. ;)

Your definition of hill is an unknown to me, Tom. But I'm suspicious.

That's OK. I'll bring a bike with a triple, and I ain't afraid of walking...

By the way, scummer and trekden, welcome to the team!

I'm assembling a training log Excel sheet, if anyone on the team wants it. I can send it via email to you in either 97-2003 Legacy format or the new 2007XML version, just let me know. It's a 12 week log, by the way.

(You'd need Office 2007 for the XML version).

I'll look at it....I don't have Office 2007. I can also use it for my training for TOSRV in May.

I'll look at it....I don't have Office 2007. I can also use it for my training for TOSRV in May.

I'll send you the version for 97-2003 then ;) I can also convert it to even older formats, all the way back to 1.0 if necessary ;)

I'll send you the version for 97-2003 then ;) I can also convert it to even older formats, all the way back to 1.0 if necessary ;)

Got it......thanks. The version you sent works fine.

By the way, scummer and trekden, welcome to the team!

Thanks Tom! Really looking forward to the ride, meeting, and seeing again some of my fellow BFers.

I'd like to take a look at that excel spreadsheet also. The 97 - 03 legacy version would be the format needed on my end.

Thanks,

Denny

Thanks Tom! Really looking forward to the ride, meeting, and seeing again some of my fellow BFers.

I'd like to take a look at that excel spreadsheet also. The 97 - 03 legacy version would be the format needed on my end.

Thanks,

Denny

I'll send it!

I'm looking at getting us deep discounts at the Brickyard Crossing as a group for rooms.

http://www.brickyardcrossing.com/hotel/

It's really nice! I'll be in contact via PM or email with what I negotiate for a rate for us :D

I'm looking at getting us deep discounts at the Brickyard Crossing as a group for rooms.

That would be great! Staying right next to the event start would be awesome. :)

That's what I thought! ;) Not to mention it's easier logistically, and having a dozen team members gives me a little leverage ;)

That would be great! Staying right next to the event start would be awesome. :)

Go for it! I'm in!

I'm looking at getting us deep discounts at the Brickyard Crossing as a group for rooms.

http://www.brickyardcrossing.com/hotel/

It's really nice! I'll be in contact via PM or email with what I negotiate for a rate for us :D

That would be great!

+1 on Brickyard Crossing.

I'll be talking to the GM of the hotel tomorrow sometime about it.

Thanks, Great idea. Let me know.

Had mine forwarded to me and got it out in Bahrain with me. No worries, I'll be back in time for those I'm doing in Florida as well as the Hammerfest100....:-)

I have a reservation, but that can be cancelled. I would be interested in staying at the team hotel. :)

Just touching bases, The GM is out with the flu, so hopefully tomorrow afternoon.

Just touching bases, The GM is out with the flu, so hopefully tomorrow afternoon.

Be sure to PM me with any info.....my email isn't working at the present:mad::mad:

Hotel would be cool.. This will be a fun ride :woohoo:

I am riding in the Central PA area TdC in May,

I think I'll see you there. I have ridden this for a few years now and was a little burned out of the fund raising. No, I was really burned out. The shift to the end of May collided with something I was hoping to do as well. :(

I talked to the tour coordinator over the phone to verify my corporate matching gift and he tells me that there is a team captain for my company. I check up to find out he is actually in the building I just moved to. The very next day, he is over to chat and tells me of his 31yo unemployed son, who has diabetes and no insurance.

<sigh>

I'll either ride or just do the fundraising... :o

(did you happen upon the "french maid" group about 10-15 miles out of Newville two years ago? That would be worth seeing again!)

Thanks for the heads up. :D I'll remember that. :DBe sure to PM me with any info.....my email isn't working at the present:mad::mad:

OK, I have the rate! Watch for emails and PM's. :D

(did you happen upon the "french maid" group about 10-15 miles out of Newville two years ago? That would be worth seeing again!)

No, I missed that one... I was surprised at a couple of places along the road to have cheering sections! Including one pretty isolated location with a bunch of people in a pickup truck... now that I think of it, were those the maids? I was a bit tired. :o

No, I missed that one... I was surprised at a couple of places along the road to have cheering sections! Including one pretty isolated location with a bunch of people in a pickup truck... now that I think of it, were those the maids? I was a bit tired. :o

Yes. They had a keg of beer in the back and they would chase the riders, while dressed in "french maid" outfits, offering them a cup of beer :eek:

I declined, but told the runner that that was about the funniest thing I had ever seen on a ride. I believe they were hashers.

OK, I have the rate! Watch for emails and PM's. :DGot your email. I'll book a room tonight or tomorrow. I'm really looking forward to this!:D

Cool beans, and so am I! I'll be making plans for our post ride dinner as well, as far as a good place. :D

I'll check and see if the hotel has a big BBQ Grill, maybe we can do an after ride cookout :D

What's a hasher?

What's a hasher?

Typo for a masher? ;) I dunno!

Maybe this ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_House_Harriers

Oh! Yeah! I saw that on TV once!

Maybe this ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hash_House_Harriers

That is correct.:) They have a team that participates in the TdC annually.

Well, here's the Brickyard from overhead! 40 LAPS! WOOHOO!

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o260/TomStormcrowe/IMSSAT.gif

I'd love to join you, but my team is riding in nothern Kentucky again this year (big bone lick s.p.)

those hills about had me last year >.<

Thanks for supporting the ADA!!!!!!!!!!

Wow Tom! Your are building quite a team this year, and have already raised quite a bit!
We just got our Company team registered, and have begun recruiting again. Our building director at work asked me about going out to PA to ride the MS-150 this year with our huge team, but it's the weekend before the Tour de Cure, and I don't think my knee could handle it.
Good Luck, and I hope to run into you again this year!

Yeah! Now I can feel like Michael Schumacher. Just at a tenth of the speed :D

Hey Tom, have you ever thought about team jerseys? If we have enough people interested, that is...

I've thought about it. They'd have to be semicustoms though, or T shirts, either one.

Who's interested?

I have been looking for yellow to match the new bike.
http://www.performancebike.com/shop/profile.cfm?SKU=23765

Tomorrow the Daytona 500

17 weeks later "The Stormcrowe 100"

16 weeks to go, how's the preparation for the ride going, everyone?

16 weeks to go, how's the preparation for the ride going, everyone?

There has been no preparation for the ride on my part. It's been pretty much below zero here, and I haven't been able to grab the brief windows of 15 degrees or above.

But I'll be in KS in 3 weeks, and then I'm RIDING EVERY DAY!!!!

Sunny 65* in Houston Area today. Getting up Speed 15 to 17 mph.
Goal 150 mile per week.
Looking good for me.

Congrats to Team Stormcrowe!! You all are doing amazing work with your fundraising. I have a quick question though. Are you having problems loading the ADA website today? I've tried the main site, the tour site, my personal and team pages and none of them will load. I just keep getting something about the domain being available.

Congrats to Team Stormcrowe!! You all are doing amazing work with your fundraising. I have a quick question though. Are you having problems loading the ADA website today? I've tried the main site, the tour site, my personal and team pages and none of them will load. I just keep getting something about the domain being available.

I was just going to inquire about the same thing with the ADA site. Hope they get it back up soon.

Yeah, I just saw that. I have an email out to the Tour Director about it. Hopefully, it will be addressed soon.

Congrats to Team Stormcrowe!! You all are doing amazing work with your fundraising. I have a quick question though. Are you having problems loading the ADA website today? I've tried the main site, the tour site, my personal and team pages and none of them will load. I just keep getting something about the domain being available.

Yeah, I just saw that. I have an email out to the Tour Director about it. Hopefully, it will be addressed soon.

The email goes through the website and since I just noticed that near the top of the page it says the domain has expired, chances are our emails will be bouncing back to us at some point. Looks like someone didn't do there job and pay the bill or renew or something. I hope they take care of it soon and have their own servers. If they let it go there could be some problems...

Yeah, I also have phone messages to the Indpls office, but it's the weekend......I'm very sure that first thing Monday, someone will address it.

ADA Pages are back up and running! :D

Tom, please post your donation page again; diabetes.org is coming up as an expired domain. Very strange, because I can see your fundraising total, but can't get to the donation page.