New ride Sept. 21!

[salsabike]

Hey, you guys, look at this:

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?p=353798#post353798


Cycle the WAVE
Sunday, September 21, 2008



The Rising Star Guild and Lakemont Ladies Cycling Club have joined forces in an effort to support Eastside Domestic Violence Program (EDVP) through Cycle the WAVE.



Cycle the WAVE, a sponsored, non-competitive, all-women’s bicycle ride through Bellevue, Issaquah, South King County, Maple Valley, Renton and Newcastle was created by women passionate about cycling, who have bonded together through friendship, fitness and the desire to make a difference. That passion has now been merged with the Rising Star Guild and Eastside Domestic Violence Program (EDVP) to raise awareness and shed light on the 96,000 victims that EDVP served last year alone. All sponsorship proceeds benefit EDVP and the women and children they serve in King County who have experienced physical, emotional or sexual abuse.



The visibility and awareness created by this ride is intended to encourage those in need to reach out for help. The ride intentionally weaves through Bellevue and Issaquah as a reminder that in 2007 EDVP served over 2,000 women and children in these communities.



Cycle the WAVE is not a race, it is an un-timed fun-ride and here’s all you need to know to join us in our fight as Women Against Violence Everywhere:

WHO: You and your favorite female cycling buddies – daughters, sisters, mothers or girlfriends

WHAT: Your choice between our 25 mile Girly Girl route or the challenging metric-century (62 mile) Burly Girl route, complete with well-stocked rest stops and a chance for all riders to celebrate at our post-ride celebration

WHY: To bond together as women through fitness with the desire to make a difference in our community, by supporting EDVP’s mission to end violence everywhere, and TO HAVE FUN!

WHEN: Sunday, September 21, 2008

WHERE: Tibbetts Valley Park, Issaquah, WA

HOW: Register now!

[Susan126]

Looks like a great ride. Issaquah is beautiful and the course goes near Lake Sammamish. A great autumn ride. And for a great cause too!

Well if the weather is nice I may just have to do it!

[teigyr]

I have a charter. &*^%! I guess I'm out.

Darn it. There was a 50% chance that I'd be free on a Sunday in Sept.

[Susan126]

Aahh too bad teigyr! I signed up and paid my entry fee already. I read at their site that there is no day of registration. They expect to fill all 300 slots. I am really looking forward to the ride. And also to the Harvest Century in St. Paul Oregon on October 12th. :) I just love autumn rides!

[KnottedYet]

oops, guess I'd better get my buns registered!

[salsabike]

Whoa Nellie. I am signing up today.

Done. Girly Girl.

Teigyr, too bad!

[salsabike]

Hey, I am bumping this ride back up just to remind everyone it's here. I think it will be lots of fun.

[NbyNW]

Thanks for the reminder!

I'm signed up for the Girly Girl.

[Susan126]

Maybe we can all meet at packet pickup at 6:30 am? burly girls start at 7:30 am and gurly girls at 8:30 am.

[salsabike]

Susan, would love to meet you--and I'm sure I eventually will--but can't quite convince myself to get there at 6:30 since I'm doing the ride that leaves at 8:30...

[Susan126]

Would love to meet you too salsabike! But yes I will be there early (6:30) so that I can start by 7:30. But you never know!

[salsabike]

What is this "rain" stuff?

[NbyNW]

Last I checked, it looks like a brief shower around mid-morning.

Grrr. Last weekend was perfect . . . and I had to work. This weekend I am avoiding work, and it looks like our beautiful Indian Summer has come to an end.

Oh, well. At least we'll be on our bikes!

I'm going to shoot to arrive at packet pickup around 8 am, too.

[Susan126]

Yea what is up with this rain?! Oh well that's life here in the PNW I guess. Sigh, I guess I will be riding my old trek 2200. It's my winter/rain bike. I was hoping for a nice day so I could ride my new Specialized Ruby Expert but no way am I going to ride her in the rain. But like jocelynlf said, "At least we'll be on our bikes!" :)

[dex]

I spent all morning out in the rain. It's, um, chilly out there after a little while.

I volunteered at the Kirkland Kid's Tri this morning, so I got to watch a couple of hundred little kids suck it up and do a mini-tri in this weather, and do it with awesome attitudes (they were really most excited about the bodymarking and the finisher medals). Some of the youngest ones were so cold they were shivering on their bikes, but they weren't going to stop for anything.

Training wheels in a triathlon are a riot, by the way. And there was one girl who refused to use her training wheels, so her father ran the bike course with her to help keep her upright the whole way. But some of those kid's bikes made me want to put a basket and streamers on my road bike, they were so decked out with sparkly fun things. (I was working the turnaround point on the bike course, so I got to see every bike out there.)

I promptly went to REI after the kid's race to buy a sleeved shirt, because I don't think any of my sleeveless tanks are going to cut it for this weather.

[salsabike]

Dex, what a great story! I love it. Wish I'd seen it.

PS Boy, does it feel like fall all of a sudden. Fenders back on. Even found the helmet visor hidden deep in a bag in the trunk of my car. Booties. Etc.

[NbyNW]

Just got back from running errands, and it's ugly out there.

I haven't yet outfitted my Rodriguez with fenders, so if this keeps up I'll be bringing the Dahon. I've been wanting to do something longer than my commute on it, anyway.

Dex, the kids' tri sounded like a blast.

[salsabike]

best goody bag EVAR.

[salsabike]

Jocelyn and I rode the 25-mile Girly route. It was a fine workout. You can't ride in Issaquah, gateway to the Cascade foothills, without hills. So it was a mildly hilly route for that area, with nothing hideously difficult, but with plenty of work to do. I loved it.

The food stop was great--PBJs, cheese and tomato sandwiches, candy, and I'm not sure what else, since I'm not a big middle-of-ride eater. There were guy volunteers at strategic places along the route, pointing out key turns and checking bib numbers to make sure that everyone who went out came in eventually. A lot of people putting in a lot of time standing outside, just to help out a new ride.

I thought it was well marked--maybe a few more marks would have made it perfect, but they did a pretty good job, including marking hazards like uneven manhole covers. The ride organizers said they put the dan henrys on yesterday, in the pouring rain--each time, they had to flame-dry the pavement, spray the paint, and flame-dry the paint. Wow!

I still wasn't hungry at the end but they were well supplied with tacos, I believe, and also I took some bagels home from the Panera booth. And some luna bars from the Lunachix booth.

And that goody bag! Full of stuff. Pens, a nice little plastic bag of goo that could be used as either heat or cold pack, a little first aid kit, tootsie rolls, a truly excellent truffle, a little container of cool bronzy mineral powder, several perfume samples, a water bottle commemorating the first annual Cycle the Wave ride, a good T-shirt, a bunch of coupons (REI, Helly Hanson, Road ID). I'm sure I'm leaving out things on the list. They sort of outdid themselves on the goody bag, I would say.

NICE organizers and volunteers. I thought they did a wonderful job, and would like to both volunteer before next year's AND ride it, maybe the longer route next time.

[LilBolt]

How ironic that my first post here is going to be about the first Cycle the WAVE. I signed up for the Burly Girl, but decided to take my fendered Salsa Casserol out for her maiden voyage on the Girly Girl route. I must say...fenders w/ mud flaps set you free! Despite the mucky road, I had no road grim on my legs after the ride. Also, with fenders on a bike, you give yourself permission to just enjoy the ride. Now...about the ride. Incredibly well organized. Volunteers & food were abundant! Also, due to signs posted along the route, you were reminded why we were riding...to support the Eastside Domestic Violence Program. I've participated in their Bowl-a-thon several times, and it was great to have an opportunity to support them while riding my bike! :D Kudos to the Lakemont Cycling Club, too. One thing that was amazing...I've never seen so many flats! Even more amazing, was how many ladies gathered around, helped & waited for their friends as the flats were fixed. I wasn't disappointed at all that I "only" did the Girlie Girl ride...it was just such a pleasure to do the ride and be around so much positive energy. This will be on my calendar next year and my friends and I are also recruiting our SO's to volunteer...the volunteers seemed to have as much fun as we did. The weather looks good this weekend, and we may take the guys out with us to follow the Burly Girl route and see how they hold up. ;)