Livestrong Challenge - schedule for 2009

[cyclingmama]

Thanks ny biker. I was afraid of that. I really am a hill weenie! But its such a great cause, and I figure all the work hill training is nothing in comparison to the hard work my mom is doing. I feel so helpless; this is the one thing I can do.

[Possegal]

Today and tomorrow, if you are registering for the Philly ride, you can do so at half-off. So $25 to register rather than $50. Just type in PHILLY09 in the discount box when you are registering. Every bit helps in this economic climate! I'm hoping I can get more of my team to register today. We shall see.

[bluebug32]

Thanks! Will spread the word. I want to be part of a team, but we don't have a name yet and have a few members who are on the fence. Can you register and then fill in these blanks later?

[Possegal]

I was thinking of that today actually, as I was telling my niece how I signed up and started my team on the first day registration opened just so the team was ready to go when/if the 1/2 off day came along.

I would imagine though, that you can sign up individually. Then when you set up a team, people already signed up can join it. However, I haven't done that and so I can't be certain. I have learned that what makes sense, isn't always what is true. It just seems to me that it would make sense that someone already registered can join a team at a later date.

I have a couple on the fence too, mainly due to my soon to be born nephew. I'm trying to convince folks to go ahead and sign up and if they end up not being able to go, well they donated $25 to a good cause.

[ny biker]

I'm pretty sure you can join a team after you register. If it's not clear on the registration site, then I would call them and ask.

I'm having trouble getting to my email right now (takes forever for the stupid ads to load! grrr) but I have a recent newsletter that provides the phone numbers. I'll post them when I can get access to it.
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Okay, finally got access to the email newsletter.

General Inquiries:
livestrongchallenge@laf.org
888-4-CHALLENGE (888.424.2553)

City Specific Inquiries:
seattlechallenge@livestrong.org
sanjosechallenge@livestrong.org
phillychallenge@livestrong.org
austinchallenge@livestrong.org

Also there is this, which may be of interest to some folks:

What is a Virtual Participant?

You spoke, and we listened! We heard from many of you last year who wanted to participate in a Challenge but couldn't make it to the event, so we created a new registration type just for you. In the event that you can't make it to a Challenge, or if you know of someone who wants to join your team in the fight against cancer, just sign up as a Virtual Challenge Participant. You will have access to all of our great fundraising tools and can ride or walk with us on the day of the event in your own city. After the Challenge is complete, we will send you a T-shirt and water bottle.

[bluebug32]

Thanks!

So excited to sign up and start training for this

[ny biker]

Looks like today is the perfect day to sign up!

And I thought I was getting a deal when I only had to pay $35 on the first day they opened registration...