Register here https://www.livestrongchallenge.org/

Now for me to register.

Me too!

I registered today for the 100 mile ride in Philly. This will be my first century and I can't wait.

grahny............Woohoo man! I'm going for that sub 6hr mark again. Maybe we can get a group of BF'ers at a -6hr ride.

It's a great ride... you can read up on the course from last year's thread if you like (lot's of good info and various post ride comments):

https://www.bikeforums.net/charity-events/295406-livestrong-challenge-philly.html

Jay68442.......... Start doing your hills. Last year's 100 miler was over 8000 ft of elevation. But, hey man you can do it.

I'm down for sure! I think sub 6 is definitely a good mark again... 5:30 with a decent group would be doable (it would be painful, but doable )

All I do is hills, Mountain Top, PA. The area by my house where I ride has very few flat roads. 8000 ft is a whole lot of climbing but I will be ready when the day comes.

grahny you blew by me at the end of the 100 miler last year on that beautiful Cervelo R3.

I got something new for this years challenge. I'll be riding my new Scott CR1, so yhea I'll try 5:30 mark. Oh the pain...........

Nice! Although I think that Kestrel held up just fine

Register completed !

Yeah that Kestrel is one comfortable ride for me. I even upgraded it with some nice Ritchey carbon forks and a FSA wing handlebar. So it’s even nicer now. After last years LAF Challenge I still rode a lot of 100 plus rides with it.

That’s cool, Jay. I love climbing. Some of those grades at the Challenge last year were near 20% at the top and a lot around 12-16%. Read that link grahny posted should be a course lay out or map somewhere in it. The word was the course is the same.

I was reading your blog. I glad you’re a survivor that a good thing. I hope we can meet at the Challenge.

I think it would be cool for BF members to meet up at the beginning of the ride this year. We don't have to all ride together 'cause I'm sure there will be varying skill levels, but we can start out together. I'm sure not everyone is going to do the 100 also, so just getting the group in one spot for a picture or something would be cool.

Thank You. It would be great to meet you at the challenge as well as others from BF.

Just read your blog too... survivors are always inspiring! At the end of the ride, survivors get a yellow rose

Hello all,

Registered last night for the 65 mile ride (been injured or sick since September so I need to get back into shape). Last year I completed the 40 miler and had a great time, so this year decided on a new challenge.

Interesting that they changed the distances this year (10, 45, 60, 100). Last year was 10, 40, 75, 100. I wonder if that means the route has changed, or if they just changed the turn points for the different distances.

This looks interesting.
I never heard of it before this thread and I'm going to look into how the fundraising part works.

If my parents can confirm that I'll be able to participate (I'm 18 so I'd just need a way to get to Philly ) then I'm going to register. I don't think I'm ready to do a century yet, so I might do the 45.

It’s a great experience, very moving. To see that many people come to gather for a cause is really cool. I did the 100 milers last year. The ride starts with the 100, 70, 40, 10 and the runners. I was in the back of the 1st group of 100 milers and when I got out into the first few miles to see all of those cyclists. It was so awesome. I truly enjoyed it and the facility was the best.

Hey grahny I didn't even noticed. I was so excited to register all I saw was that 100.

Yeah make me wonder too were it was shorten at. Probable do to the ride feed back survey. It really doesn’t mind me as long as the 100 miler is the same.

You have a $50 entry fee (there's a $10 off coupon right now - LSC2008 - to get it down to $40). Then you raise $250 minimum. Best way I think is through email request for donations. People can donate to your personal page that you get after registering.

I've raised around $2K the past 2 years and the goodies you get are pretty nice. 1st year was a livestrong backpack... last year was a large livestrong duffle bag, which I've used many times since getting it. Of course T-shirt & water bottle just for meeting the minimum.

It's a great event. I highly recommend it (if you hadn't noticed )

Hey morgolf! What a better way and reason to get back into shape. Help yourself and helping others. You got my vote!

Thanks tasr. Last year when my wife, children and I went to registration there was a boy around 8 yrs old that was writing out one of those livestrong posters (those that said "LiveStrong means ......." and you fill in the blanks). The boy wrote "LiveStrong means...my daddy is alive". My wife started crying when she saw that. Very moving experience for all of us.

I am registered, and will attempt the 100 mile ride. My first real attempt at a century will be in June at the Tour de Cure on the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. I will definitely not be going for speed, but consistency. My steed will be a 1986 Schwinn Voyageur with Shimano 105 ten speed upgrade... definitely built for comfort, not speed (like me).

I look forward to meeting some more Bikeforum members.

I also plan to do a good "warmup" ride for a casual metric at the Lancaster Covered Bridge Metric. It is a week or two before, and there has been a Bikeforums group at that ride for the past few years It would be a good ride to meet others going to Philly's Livestrong ride in a more casual environment and all ride at a similar pace, then we wouldn't feel so bad as us slow guys watch you speedsters head off into the distance.

Three things:
1) When you select the option to register for yourself or a new team, there is a woman in the picture at the top of the page holding up a "Livestrong Means...No Wallowing" poster. Thats my mom! She is still going through treatments but was so happy when we told her about that, so everyone reading this better register

2) I just sent an email to the guys I know who will have the down low about the new distances and route changes, i'll let you know what i find out. (however, last i heard the 100mi course was the same)

3) I'm doing the 100 mile this year, last year I was too busy with course coordination to ride but not this year! Our team raised $8000 last year and we're looking to expand and hit $20,000 this year....if anyone is interested in joining the team we're putting together to support my mom, send me a PM!

Dan


Edit: Grahny I was just looking at your 08' page, thats my mom at the top! On a more embarassing note, Liz Kreutz (photog) actually caught me and my girlfriend crying in the background of that picture, it was an emotional moment....haha.