2010 Events

My planned events for 2010 are:

January 1: Rescue Run 10K

January 17: Reverend Horton Heat @ The Black Sheep


(Tentative) February 3--? Escape to Belize

February 12: MY BIRTHDAY. Rumor has it there is a party planned for another
Lincoln baby in Manitou Springs, I’ll be crashing that party.

February 13: Manitou Springs Mardi Gras celebration. I will apologize now to my liver for how I will be abusing it that weekend.

March 6: English Beat and Fishbone @ Gothic Theater in Denver

March 7: English Beat @ Belly Up! In Aspen

June 5: Highlands Ranch “Tune-up” Triathlon

June 6: Elephant Rock Cycling Festival – Century Bike Ride

June 13: Mini Ha-Ha Triathlon

June 19: 20 Year High School Reunion (ouch!)


June 26-27: MS150 bike ride

July 25-31: RAGBRAI


August 15: Muddy Buddy


August 29: (two conflicting events)
Irongirl triathlon (my first open water swim tri—If I chose this event)
Venus De Miles 65 mile bike ride

September 4: Tenderfoot Mountain Triathlon


October 17: Nike half marathon in San Francisco. (Can you say tuxedo clad Firemen with Tiffany’s necklaces for finishers?—YUM!)


I did not list my snowboarding weekend plans. Let's just say every weekend and some week days January-March 2010 will be in the mountains taking advantage of my pass.

MS 150 2008 Part II

E and I finished riding 80 miles on Sunday at 2 pm, hung around the FRCC campus that was the finish line/expo area for about an hour and a half eating, collecting our baggage and changing clothes before heading home. We pulled into The Springs, collected my doggy from day camp and headed to E’s house. We pulled into the driveway at 5 pm. By 5:05 pm we were fast asleep. Woke up for a brief time around 1 am to unload the car, put our doggies to bed, and go back to sleep until the alarm so rudely awoke us this morning. I guess we were a little bit tired.

There were a few changes to the ride and route this year. The biggest being that they put a cap on the ride, making it about half the size it was before. I still don’t understand why they would ‘close’ a ride for charity. One would thing the organizers would want it to be as large as possible. This gives me something to research. This years ride was 3700 people, compared to the 7000+ it was last year. It started and ended at Front Range Community College in Westminster. Instead of going to Carter lake this year, we by past that area. My only guess is people didn’t like the steep climb up to the lake. Personally I was sad not to go that way, true it was a steep climb up, but also a great descent down afterwards. Gravity baby, Gravity…

At least we still had the killer climb at Horsetooth Reservoir and on day two I got to attack my childhood nemesis again, the climb up the first dam at Horsetooth Reservoir.

As a kid we lived an the base of this hill and on our dirt bikes it was a grueling hill, one we rarely accomplished without a rest or walking our bikes at one point or another. For the second year in a row, I spanked it! Childhood vendetta resolved once again.

All in all it was a great ride and I felt stronger than the year before. Less than three weeks from now I’ll be on my bike riding across Iowa…WAHOO!!!

MS150 2008

For more than 10 years I have been actively involved with the National MS society. I have attended many walks, both as a volunteer and a walker. Tomorrow I am participating in my second MS bike ride, peddling my happy ass over 150 miles in the span of two days.

Multiple Sclerosis is a nasty disease that affects people near and dear to me. For me to ride my bike for two days is nothing like the challenges I see people I care about deal with every day of their lives. Challenges that most times go unnoticed because they battle silently and strongly while living lives that make people envy them unbeknownst of the struggles they face, with a disease that attacks people in the prime of their lives. For this, it seems almost selfish I get to do something I love (ride my bike), to raise awareness and money for this cause.

The weekend schedule is:

Tonight: Drive to Boulder tonight to stay at E’s best friend’s house. (Thanks E and J for letting us crash at your pad )

Tomorrow:
Wake up at 4:30
Get to start in Westminster around 5am
Get set up, check in over night bag to go to Fort Collins by truck, eat. Wake up.

6:00 am: Start peddling

Pedal some more

Have a snack

Pedal

Eat a snow cone at Carter lake (I hope the snow cone stop is there again this year)

Pedal

Pedal

Pedal

(you get the point—maybe have a snack or two)

Arrive in Fort Collins, high five my brother as he is volunteering on the route.

Ride onto campus of my alma mater (CSU).

Collect overnight bag, ride to parents house… Drink Margaritas on newly constructed deck…Go to sleep

Sunday:
Repeat Saturday’s adventure in reverse. Minus the margarita. That would not the be the way to start the ride on Sunday morning—Instead move margarita consumption to my porch on Sunday evening after I retrieve my dog from doggy camp.

To all my friends and family that donated to me for this ride I thank you more than you know! Without the support of you all I would not have been able to raise the money required to participate in this ride, and with each pedal stroke I’ll know your contributions are getting us that much closer to finding a cure for this horrendous disease.


Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!

Commited!

I have made the commitment, not only am I doing RAGBRAI this year, but as a training ride I am participating in my second MS150. A 150 mile plus bike ride from Broomfield to my home town of Fort Collins and back. This ride is three weeks before I leave for Iowa, perfect timing for a good long two day bike ride.

Part of the MS150 is raising money for Multiple Sclerosis. A debilitating disease that affects members of my family. This is my personal choice charity and I believe/hope a cure is found in my lifetime. The sooner the better. I have sent out emails to pretty much everyone I know, so if your reading this and you got an email...Please sponsor me here! If you have not received and email you may be receiving a written letter begging for sponsorship in the mail soon. I am working on those letters right now. To my friends that have already sponsored me I THANK YOU! To strangers I don't know that may be reading this blog...Don't be afraid, you can sponsor me also. To make a donation click HERE :). I also accept checks and cash so if your more comfortable with that you can email me at ttaannyyaa at yahoo dot com (you know the right format) and I'll give you my mailing address. All donations are tax deductible.

My personal goal this year is to raise over $1000. On the MS website I put my goal as the minimum amount ($300) since they have my credit card information I am afraid I would be charged any short-comings of my goal. Don't be scared, donate today!

I also accept checks and cash so if your more comfortable with that you can email me at ttaannyyaa at yahoo dot com (you know the right format) and I'll give you my mailing address. All donations are tax deductible. Plus you would get extra cool points for donating to a great cause.