Charity Events - Philly Livestrong Challenge 2009

I finished in 6:15 (over an hour improvement over last year!)

I am glad the weather held out, although I was hoping the humidity dropped.

I cannot believe someone went over the same guardrail as that guy did last year. Even with the hay bails! I hope they are OK.

Nice job!

I saw a lot of people down here and there... More than in past years. The EMT's had a busy day. Hopefully all relatively minor injuries.

Hey guys,

I was a little disappointed when no one showed up. It’s all good sorry I missed you guys. I waited till about 7:45am then moved into the front of the 100 milers.

I was in Carmichael’s group until rest stop 4 HuffsChurch. I needed to stop to fill my water bottles. Then I rode the rest of the ride with #2300 and some others that made the HuffsChurch stop as well. I made 3 stops total at 4, 6 and 8

My time is not accurate because my Garmin 305 Edge died last night and didn’t have a computer. I ended up with the time from my watch so around 5:05’ish. Pretty close I guess. The course was change a lot from last year. I so don’t know what the actual mileage was or total feet climbed. So if anybody has that info great.

I think the only one i saw was 45suited. I think you were in that front group. I had a plan white jersey on riding a yellow and black Scott CR1.

As usual GREAT event.

Tasr I must have just missed you... I picked up with the Carmichael group just after the rest stop after the first long climb.

I couldn't have been too far back from you at the start either.

I think I remember seeing you then Tasr. I know I was not prepared for the size of the event in terms of traffic and the amount of people. I was pretty stressed trying to get my bib packet and then getting to the start.

According to my Garmin here are the stats.

95.02 miles
6772 ft of ascent.

Tasr I must have just missed you... I picked up with the Carmichael group just after the rest stop after the first long climb.

I couldn't have been too far back from you at the start either.

Was that the rest stop #3 at Green Lane? The one WAY off the road?

I think I saw you man right near the merchandise trailer after the race, around like 3 oclock.. you were holding your bike talking to some lady and her kid..

I was wearing a generic red/black jersey with red/black Scattante bibs and a grey bandana..
Aw man I didn't know. You should have said hey. Eh, there's always next year. :thumb:

That was my friend Glen and a couple of his relatives. I was there with my family too.

It was cool meeting up with HigherGround pretty much right from the start. Kept up with him for a while till the third (I think) rest stop. I was surprised to see how many people were going down from the wet roads. A couple scared me. And what was with that detour with the huge section of gravel that spanned both lanes?! That was scary.

One thing that kind of irked me today was that a volunteer who offered to hang my bike on the rails at rest stop 3 accidentally reset my computer. So my final stats are according to my teammate's computer.

The other thing that was kind of annoying is somehow my teammate, I, and another cyclist with an aero setup managed to get lost about 3 miles away from the course. Good thing there's iPhones and Blackberries, they looked at maps and we managed to find our way back even though I had already called the hotline. We stopped just past the intersection of Knight Rd. and Route 29 for a while but decided go back and we managed to get on course. Somehow we missed a turn or something and ended up going backwards? I have no idea.

Anyway, we finished the 70 miles (which actually turned into 75.70 from getting lost) in 4:55:04. We crossed the finish line at about 1:58PM. Last year, riding alone, I got in at about 1:15PM. Wasn't faster but we'll see if we can fix that next year.

This year was a bit weird but fun. I look forward to next year and hopefully seeing some more BF members! :D

Man, I had a blast this year! :D

As an improvement over the Lancaster event last weekend, I actually made it to the start on time - barely, and just in time to hear about the start being pushed back, which I kind of expected. When the announcement was made, a lady behind me immediately started literally cursing about it. I turned around and said, "If you can do a better job, please feel free to show them how." Normally I'd hold my tongue, but this ride has to be such a massive organizational challenge, and I think the LAF does a phenomenal job.

I had thought of going to the head of the 100 mile group and shouting, "Grahny, where are you?" but I figured that would sound a wee bit odd! I was registered for the 100 mile route, but opted to roll out with the 70 mile group. My training and physical condition has been a bit off this year, so the 70 mile route was the prudent choice. After starting, I quickly picked out SgtPepper64 and his friend Glen. They were great guys, and it was fun to talk with them off and on as the group rolled along. It didn't take long before I saw one crash, and another with a rider being loaded in to an ambulance. This, my friends, is what your high school English teacher called "foreshadowing".

At about 15 miles in to the ride, a rider crashed on a sweeping downhill right turn. The rider was half on the road, half in the ditch. I stopped to see if they needed anything, and another rider was telling the victim not to move, and that help was on the way. It looked like they were doing everything that could be done at the moment, so I went up the road to warn approaching riders. It was on a relatively blind corner, so it would have been easy for more riders to go down on the damp roads. So, if you saw someone on the side of the road who looked like Levi Leipheimer's fatter and uglier older brother* who was shouting "slow down... crash ahead... rider down...", that was me. :lol:

*I'm trying to increase my self-loathing and decrease my body image as a motivation for training and dieting more. :thumb:

While I was there, it occurred to me that I had left my bike in the road, near other bikes, just past the accident. It was out of sight from where I was standing. Fortunately my bike had been moved off the road and was waiting for me when I went back. :thumb: I also discovered that the crash victim had been unconscious for several minutes before I got there. I hope he's okay, relatively speaking.

The rest of the ride was fortunately not as eventful. I just missed the cut off for the 100 mile route, which was just as well, as it prevented me from trying something stupid - like doing the 100 mile course with woefully little training since May. The 70 mile route was a good choice. It was challenging enough for me, without turning in to a horror show. Initially I was disappointed not to be doing the 100 mile route, but I was satisfied with today's ride. It was fun, but I had to work for it.

It was fun to finish in the official "chute" this year. At one point the announced urged us to slow down, so I did... to the point of a track stand. There's always one smart ass in the group, right? :innocent:

During the past year, one of my first bosses and a friend's mother both died of cancer, plus a co-worker and a friend have both been treated for brain tumors. I was thinking of them at the finish, as well as my mom who has beaten two separate kinds of cancer. Despite all the cheering, I was taken by surprise by the sudden lump in my throat. I was happy to find my dad waiting at the finish. We hung out for a little while, but he had to get going for a church event this evening.

At the post ride meal, I found an empty table, and I was quickly joined by a group of 7 or so other riders. It turned out to be a mini United Nations, as the group contained people from England, Ireland, Puerto Rico, and Venezuela. It was fun chatting with them.

I also stopped by the medical tent, to say hi and thank one of the staff members who had helped me after the event last year. Much to my surprise, he remembered me, and said that he had seen me at the start this year. I'm not sure if that's good or bad that he could pick me out of over 1,000 riders. His first thought was probably, "Wow, Levi has really let himself go since the Tour finished. Oh, wait a minute..." :lol:

I had a great time on the ride, and I'm already looking ahead to next year. I will be ready for the 100 mile course again, and I am already thinking about ways to become more involved. Maybe I'll even meet up with more of the Bike Forums members. No promises about a sub-six-hour finishing time though!

Cheers to the Lance Armstrong Foundation and all of the volunteers for putting on a five star event! :beer: I hope all the Bike Forums members had safe rides, and congratulations on your awesome fund raising!

I'd say it was pretty successful for my first century. My time on the bike was 6:14, although I took a little longer than I should at a couple of the rest stops (especially Landis Store). I felt great for the first 30 or so miles and actually hung on to the tail end of the ridiculously fast group that was right behind the cops for about 20 miles.

The only real bad part for me was on a climb at ~40 miles, I started to get awful cramps in my quads/hamstrings that seemed to come back on any significant climb (including the Landis climb). It forced me to get off a couple times on the Landis climb, but I'm proud to say I didn't give in to the urge to walk.

I was lucky enough to be a part of Team Fatty, and it was awesome. Elden is a genuinely nice guy and stood at the finish to personally thank all 175 Team Fatty members. That, and the fact that people kept complimenting/asking about Team Fatty made me proud to be a part of it.

It was really an awesome weekend. I'm already looking forward to next year.

EDIT: HigherGround, thank you for directing traffic at that accident scene. I came into it pretty quick and might have added to the mess if not for you. Not that you'd remember me, but I was the short guy in a team fatty kit on a blue/gray Trek (I've been told by a few people that my 43cm frame is the smallest one they've ever seen). Do you know how the rider who went down was doing?

Was that the rest stop #3 at Green Lane? The one WAY off the road?

I just checked the map, and it was #4, HuffsChurch, right after which I hooked up with the carmichael group. I bet I was just nearing that rest stop when you were leaving it.

My garmin stats were pretty close to 45suited's:

95.1mi
6,638ft (when uploaded into Ascent)

They shortened the route by 2mi from last year (two different spots when I compare the maps in Ascent). Elevation stayed relatively the same though.

and HG... you crack me up man :D You should have started yelling 'grahny!!', that would have been great.. haha

I'd say it was pretty successful for my first century. My time on the bike was 6:14, although I took a little longer than I should at a couple of the rest stops (especially Landis Store). I felt great for the first 30 or so miles and actually hung on to the tail end of the ridiculously fast group that was right behind the cops for about 20 miles.

The only real bad part for me was on a climb at ~40 miles, I started to get awful cramps in my quads/hamstrings that seemed to come back on any significant climb (including the Landis climb). It forced me to get off a couple times on the Landis climb, but I'm proud to say I didn't give in to the urge to walk.

I was lucky enough to be a part of Team Fatty, and it was awesome. Elden is a genuinely nice guy and stood at the finish to personally thank all 175 Team Fatty members. That, and the fact that people kept complimenting/asking about Team Fatty made me proud to be a part of it.

It was really an awesome weekend. I'm already looking forward to next year.

EDIT: HigherGround, thank you for directing traffic at that accident scene. I came into it pretty quick and might have added to the mess if not for you. Not that you'd remember me, but I was the short guy in a team fatty kit on a blue/gray Trek (I've been told by a few people that my 43cm frame is the smallest one they've ever seen). Do you know how the rider who went down was doing?

Hi gang... i have been reading feedback on the LiveStrong challenge.
I was one of the riders helping direct traffic too - i was in 'cyclists combatting cancer' kit...
the only info i have on the rider - he went down and a rider behind him rode his front wheel into the
downed rider's back (OUCH!)
Any feedback on the course? Like the sudden gravel trench on a downhill?

I'd say it was pretty successful for my first century. My time on the bike was 6:14, although I took a little longer than I should at a couple of the rest stops (especially Landis Store). I felt great for the first 30 or so miles and actually hung on to the tail end of the ridiculously fast group that was right behind the cops for about 20 miles.

The only real bad part for me was on a climb at ~40 miles, I started to get awful cramps in my quads/hamstrings that seemed to come back on any significant climb (including the Landis climb). It forced me to get off a couple times on the Landis climb, but I'm proud to say I didn't give in to the urge to walk.

I was lucky enough to be a part of Team Fatty, and it was awesome. Elden is a genuinely nice guy and stood at the finish to personally thank all 175 Team Fatty members. That, and the fact that people kept complimenting/asking about Team Fatty made me proud to be a part of it.

It was really an awesome weekend. I'm already looking forward to next year.

EDIT: HigherGround, thank you for directing traffic at that accident scene. I came into it pretty quick and might have added to the mess if not for you. Not that you'd remember me, but I was the short guy in a team fatty kit on a blue/gray Trek (I've been told by a few people that my 43cm frame is the smallest one they've ever seen). Do you know how the rider who went down was doing?

Nick - Congratulations on completing your first century. Talk about jumping in to the deep end! Most centuries will seem like a piece of cake after this one.

Thanks for sharing the information about Elden; that's good to know. I would often congratulate members of Team Fatty for doing such a great job with fund raising. I had no idea that there were so many, and it's very cool that Elden made an effort to thank each person individually.

And I'm glad that the traffic control was helpful. There were at least two other people helping as well, but I figured that the sooner people knew, the better. Unfortunately I don't have any information about the rider who crashed there. I'll keep an eye out for that 43 cm frame next year... probably as it rockets past me on the uphills!

Edit: hockeyfulm, thanks for your help too! With the limited visibility at that corner and damp roads, that could have been worse. I also appreciated your help with letting me know when it was okay to quit warning riders. Without being able to see the crash from where I was, I might have been there all day! DOH!

and HG... you crack me up man :D You should have started yelling 'grahny!!', that would have been great.. haha

There's always next year! :D

Maybe I'll bring an empty bottle of Jack Daniels for effect.

You guys are MONSTERS! Whew...if I tried the 100 I'd still be out there :) Great ride!


There's always next year! :D

Maybe I'll bring an empty bottle of Jack Daniels for effect.

Fill the Jack bottle with ice tea :thumb:

Missed everyone at the start, but did see "Higher Ground" out on the road. I was wearing my Red BF "50+" jersey. I missed the cut off as well, but really thought it was going to be pushed back a bit longer because of the delayed start. I wasn't really concerned with missing the deadline and a buddy of mine who was attempting his first century was really bummed about it. Just as well, the 70 miler kicked my ass pretty good, and I even got off and pushed my bike a couple of times, (I've never had to do that before). I'll be back next year but my fitness will be where it should be. Traveling and some health issues kept me off the bike for much of the spring and early summer, and you can't do this ride without being in some pretty good shape.

However, the scenery was beautiful, the people were great. It was truly touching to see some of the survivors there on the side of the road cheering for all of us. I got to stay with my buddy's sister and family up in Spring City so we had a great time up there and got in a short ride in valley Forge park. Now I'm in the city for a couple days and look forward to taking in the sights and "EATING"... maybe a bit of vino too!

It was an awesome experience. Hope to meet up with some of you before next year's event.

I rode the 100, and finished in 6:20. (http://connect.garmin.com/activity/11784327) Slow, but it was definitely a tough course.

I was really impressed with the ride. The course was well marked. The rest stops were amazing, especially the Landis one on top of that killer hill. The riders were well behaved for the most part, definitely an above average group. I was also impressed with the police and staff presence at the intersections. It was a complete 180 from last week's covered bridge ride, which was just a very bad experience overall.

The course was very challenging, especially the two big climbs. The humidity also didn't help matters, but the weather was better than I expected. There were two accidents that I witnessed. The first one was around 15-20 miles in, a rider 2 bikes behind me was rear ended by another cyclist as the bunch unexpectedly slowed. I did not see it, but it sounded bad. The other incident was the guy who went over the guard rail, which was surprising considering there was a hay bail, and I heard someone wrecked there last year.

The roads had quite a few holes, more than usual because of all the rain we've been having this year. I hit one hole so hard on a downhill that my water bottle flew out, which the rider behind me narrowly avoided. I turned around and tried to find it, but it was too dangerous with people coming down a twisty downhill stretch. So I rode the remaining 60 miles with 1 water bottle. Thankfully, the rest stops were so numerous that it wasn't a problem.

Overall, it was a great experience for a good cause, and I will definitely be doing it again next year.

My garmin stats are close to the others.
95.24 miles
6978 ft

I finally completed my first century. It took me 7:04 but I did it. Had to do few laps in the parking lot to make an even 100. Not sure I ever want to do that again. :)

The LSC itself was great and I had a great time.

Nick - Congratulations on completing your first century. Talk about jumping in to the deep end! Most centuries will seem like a piece of cake after this one.


Thanks, and it's funny you mention that. a buddy of mine has been telling me I should do Mountains of Misery in the spring. My head may need to be examined, but I'm seriously considering it. I'm also thinking about doing the Civil War Century in a few weeks, but I'm a little confused about comparing elevation between events. The official listed elevation gain for yesterday was 4300 feet, but people seem to get much more than that on their Garmins. At (listed) 7300 feet of climbing, is the Civil War Century 500 feet or 3000 feet more than Livestrong Philly? Same question with Mountains of Misery (the double metric is supposed to be 13,000 feet).

hockeyfulm, thank you as well. :thumb:

^ The LSC used MapMyRide for the elevation data this year, which is notorious for giving bad info. I emailed them about it, but I guess it was too late. From what I understand, MapMyRide doesn't use enough way points to have accurate elevation, which is why they're 2,000+ft less than what the ride actually is. In the years before they were too high in saying the route was 8K ft. I think 6,500-7K is more accurate.

So, to answer your question, depending on how the organizers came up with their data, it's hard to say what the elevation may actually be. You'll just have to ride them both and report back ;)

Thanks, and it's funny you mention that. a buddy of mine has been telling me I should do Mountains of Misery in the spring. My head may need to be examined, but I'm seriously considering it. I'm also thinking about doing the Civil War Century in a few weeks, but I'm a little confused about comparing elevation between events. The official listed elevation gain for yesterday was 4300 feet, but people seem to get much more than that on their Garmins. At (listed) 7300 feet of climbing, is the Civil War Century 500 feet or 3000 feet more than Livestrong Philly? Same question with Mountains of Misery (the double metric is supposed to be 13,000 feet).

hockeyfulm, thank you as well. :thumb:

Unless you are already registered, you won't be riding CWC this fall. The Civil War Century (http://www.baltobikeclub.org/index.pl/cwc) is booked; registration closed.

Unless you are already registered, you won't be riding CWC this fall. The Civil War Century (http://www.baltobikeclub.org/index.pl/cwc) is booked; registration closed.
I hadn't seen that. No biggie though; the scheduling didn't really work for me.

The more I think about it, the more I want to ride Mountains of Misery though. . .:twitchy:

That is weird. I do not usually upload to the Garmin Connect Website but when I did it is saying the total ascent is 7,505. Does it normally change from what the device typically reads? I am using a 705.

http://connect.garmin.com/activity/11855280

When I uploaded to connect.garmin I got 7495. In the garmin training center I get 6978. Not sure why they differ.
http://connect.garmin.com/activity/11835439

It's all about the algorithm used, and the sites vs software vs device can all be different.

Great ride but too many cyclists
I couldn't get into any kind of rhythm and wound up taking 6 hours to do this ride when I should have done it quicker
But since reason for ride is too raise money more participants is better
Wonder if they could do more rides of different lengths to make it less crowded

By far the most challenging century ride that I have ever riden, and I have riden the Civil War Century, which is known for its climbing. I was part of Team Fatty and one of the 2 riders wearing a white and black PaxVelo jersey. Not able to get a Team Fatty jersey as I registered too late to get in on the order. I was the big 6'4" rider in the PaxVelo jersey. (Hard to miss.) I finished with 6 hours and 14 minutes of cycling time and i am looking forward to some improvement next year. Despite the couple of accidents on the road and number of cyclist, the support people did a great job of managing the all aspects of this challenging ride event.

I hope to see some of you next year. Best of luck.

:thumb:

Hi everyone, I finished the 70 mile ride in around 4:45 time on the bike, but spent a lot of time at the rest stops, I was under prepared for the hills and suffered the last 10 miles with severe leg cramps, guess I did not take in enough fluids, some of you might have seen me sitting alongside the road trying to get the cramps out of my legs.

All said I had a great time and realize I have to train a lot harder for next year.

Had intentions of trying the century but did not hesitate when I saw the turn for 70 on Dairy Lane :lol:

Oldfujiman, was this your first LCP?

There was a LOT of cramping -- which I suspect has more to do with hydration than training. Because the afternoon was very humid, our sweat was as efficiently providing the evaporative cooling: hence the body sweats more, causing varying degrees of dehyrdation, hence cramping. The powerstops were good about offering powergels, and we saw one guy take ten of them -- on the advice of a medic. He was that dehydrated.

Oldfujiman, was this your first LCP?

There was a LOT of cramping -- which I suspect has more to do with hydration than training. Because the afternoon was very humid, our sweat was as efficiently providing the evaporative cooling: hence the body sweats more, causing varying degrees of dehyrdation, hence cramping. The powerstops were good about offering powergels, and we saw one guy take ten of them -- on the advice of a medic. He was that dehydrated.

Yes this was my first organized ride of any kind, I think the humidity was the biggest factor but the hills drained me also, the most climbing I did was about 3500 feet in a 35 mile ride before this ride. Not sure if my Garmin was right but I had 74 miles and like 5085 feet of climbing, the 74 miles might have come from the parking lot, I turned it on when I took the bike off the car.

oldfujiman (http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?u=115878), what else did you think about the ride? What percentage of the riders would you say were over 50?

So let's all remember, you have to hydrate doubly in high humidity: your body sweats, the sweat doesn't evaporate as quickly, your body sweats MORE, become dehydrated, you get cramping -- and anything you drink won't be immediately effective.

My first full century, finished in about 6 hrs 25 min. I don't think I've ever refilled my bottles so many time! But, maybe my biggest mistake of the day was giving the high-5 to satan.

Hydration was certainly the key factor for this ride. I skipped the very first and last stop of the ride, but I hit everything in between to simply refill bottles, eat and hydrate. On a ride like this with high humity on a warm day it is the key to making it to the end and not cramping up. Even if I did not feel hungry, I still ate. I personally find that if I am not urinating at some of the rest stops , I am not drinking enough. I rode the full 100 as well, and that Satan guy was lying about how far it was to the top of Landis Store climb!

Was it just me, or were there two red devils out there? One on the Landis Store climb, and one maybe 20mi before that. It didn't look like the same guy, but I'm pretty sure I was hallucinating by the time I saw him the 2nd time.

I've been lucky enough to never have cramped up in my life *knocks on wood*. I drink lots and eat an adequate amount without overdoing it. At all the rest stops I only had a few nectarines and some orange slices other than topping off the bottles. 2 packets of Hammer Perpetuem, 2 packets of Heed, and a couple Hammer gels was plenty (plus about 10 bottles of water).

Hey - did anyone have the soup at the Landis Store rest stop? :twitchy: I can't imagine eating soup on a ride like that... Nice of them to provide variation in food, but they may want to rethink the hot soup for next year :)

The two devils were the same guy.

oldfujiman (http://www.bikeforums.net/member.php?u=115878), what else did you think about the ride? What percentage of the riders would you say were over 50?

So let's all remember, you have to hydrate doubly in high humidity: your body sweats, the sweat doesn't evaporate as quickly, your body sweats MORE, become dehydrated, you get cramping -- and anything you drink won't be immediately effective.

I thought the ride was great nice views good rest stops, I not sure of the percentage over 50 but I saw a lot of older riders. Some one else said about urinating at some of the rest stops, which I usually do a couple of times while riding by myself, I don't think I went until I got back to the Hotel later that night. My bottles hold 20oz and I drank about 2 in between all the rest stops on the 70. But I had a good time and will be back next year!
One other note did anyone go to the dinner on Saturday night? I thought it was a long drive to get there, but a nice place.

I rode the full 100 as well, and that Satan guy was lying about how far it was to the top of Landis Store climb!

I heard one of the Satans joking after the event that when a rider complained about him lying about the distance to the top of the climb, Satan's response was, "And you trusted the Devil???" :lol:

One other note did anyone go to the dinner on Saturday night? I thought it was a long drive to get there, but a nice place.

I did. I thought the venue was really cool, but the acoustics weren't the greatest. The speeches were all very good though.

mdaugherty, I was the short guy behind you and your teammate on the ride from the DoubleTree and at the beginning of the ride. With the combination of being tired and a little nervous about my first century, I wasn't very talkative though.

ETA: and yeah, satan telling everybody "just 50 meters after this turn" when we were really ~1/2 mile from the top was nice

I wanted to push him a la Lance but... that would be mean.

But then again, so is lying...

So it would have made it even, right? :lol:
http://img526.imageshack.us/i/cfeecb31e3a4ba934cf202f.jpg/

I saw the soup too. That was kind of weird. I had two hot dogs though!!!

Congrats to all you guys, I was out there with a few other guys all wearing springsteen lyrics on our jerseys. Almost everyone got the 100 done, the two who didn't were because of a freak mechanical problem and a desire not to leave a man alone. That was not your typical charity ride!

Question, after seeing the success of Team Fatty and the ability to use the internet to raise money for this great cause, has anyone thought about a BF team?

Congrats to all you guys, I was out there with a few other guys all wearing springsteen lyrics on our jerseys. Almost everyone got the 100 done, the two who didn't were because of a freak mechanical problem and a desire not to leave a man alone. That was not your typical charity ride!

Question, after seeing the success of Team Fatty and the ability to use the internet to raise money for this great cause, has anyone thought about a BF team?

That sounds like a GREAT idea. You start a BF team next year and I'll raise money and ride for your team. I bet you'll get most of these guys to join.

Congratulation on your LS fundraising, 11K is quit an accomplishment.

Photos are up at Kreutz

http://www.kreutzphotography.com/KPhoto/Photo_ViewList.asp?DID=24&FID=5502&GID=1310&IMG=1&PAGE=1&PWD=&SRCH=306&TYP=PUB

That took so long I almost forget they were even taking photos.

Yours truly....

http://i261.photobucket.com/albums/ii66/grahny/20090823_37969_P124.jpg

Must have been a long 100 miles, looks like I'm about to fall over.
http://www.kreutzphotography.com/PP_LAF/20090823_Ride_Finish_2/20090823_50555_X150.jpg

Woohoo... Finished the ride and a 4 yr survivor too!!! Yeh Haw!

^ :D Great shot!

That sounds like a GREAT idea. You start a BF team next year and I'll raise money and ride for your team. I bet you'll get most of these guys to join.

Congratulation on your LS fundraising, 11K is quit an accomplishment.


We may just have to see about that! Thanks for the accolades. The event was incredible, and a great thing to be a part of.

Here I am at the start.... Looking way too serious, or maybe just dreading the hills .. :)




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