A different type of ride report

[Pedal Wench]

Great report Pedal!

Isn't being part of the 3-day amazing? I walked the Philly 3-day in 2005 and crewed in 2006. I was late in registering and the moto team was full so I was assigned to a pit stop. I'm actually walking again this year with 4 awesome women that I bonded with by making @ 100 gallons of gatorade in the cold and rain! We had tough conditions this year...but it's awe inspiring to watch the human spirit persevere. Many people will say that crewing is harder than walking, and I believe there is some truth to that. Do you have any plans for next year to do it again?

Cindy (and anyone else interested in the 2007 Philadelphia 3-Day): If you would like more information PM me!

Allez, I signed up for 2007 the morning after I got back home after the 2006 one! Complete with a note to the crew coordinator BEGGING to get me on the moto crew even though crew assignments don't start until January! A few of our Motos did the Philly event too. They said it was pretty tough this year. Repo and Doc Gary were both there, on motorcycles. Apparently, there were some big traffic problems that had to be sorted out on the fly. That's what moto does. Fix whatever needs fixin'!
I'm signed up for the 3-day, and was asked by the 2-Day captain to work with the moto crew for that event too. Some of our crew is actually thinking about walking the 2-Day and crewing the 3-Day. Not sure what to do yet. Crewing is SO much work, and it's the best work I can imagine doing. (It took over a week to feel like I was caught up on sleep!)

[AllezGirl]

Sucks you in doesn't it! I was going to pass 2007 up so that I could do the York Tour de Pink instead. (I'm still flirting with the idea of doing both, but both require such large minimum donations; I don't think I have enough resources to raise $$ for both.) But, the women I worked with were so great, I coudn't NOT committ to doing it again! I'm really looking forward to it! The advantage to walking is that between the training and fundraising it really is a year long journey, so when the event actually arrives, there's a greater sense of accomplishment. If you have the chance to do both, I'd go for it!

You'll have to let me know if any of your crew is in Philly next year!

[maillotpois]

Wow what an amazing report. Good for you for supporting like that. It sounds like an incredibly moving experience - your report brought tears to my eyes.

[KSH]

Great report!

Thanks for sharing!

[Pedal Wench]

Thanks again everyone. It's a weird thing. One of the other women that I did it with did a ride with me today. We tried to convey what we did, and how it effected us and meant to us to the folks we were riding with. I could tell that they just didn't 'get' it. Thanks for letting me know that I (think) I conveyed the impact that the days had.

I'm just trying to figure out what other cities I can do this in next year! I'm thinking Arizona. What's the weather like out there in November?