Livestrong Challenge - schedule for 2009

[bluebug32]

I bring my own breakfast to eat in my room, too.

For the first couple of years, the Doubletree restaurant opened early for us, but they didn't do that last year. I think they might have had some cold food out, but no one at the hotel could tell me in advance what they would have so I just did my own thing. Their rooms have microwaves and mini-fridges as well as coffee makers.

I don't think you will find any fast food or restaurants open before the ride, since it's so early on a Sunday.

BTW, make sure to get to the college early -- they will have even more people this year than last year. And I just read on twitter that we've raised more than $3 million!

Thanks for the info.! We were thinking of arriving at 6:30. Sound good?

[ny biker]

So, I hope everyone in Philadelphia had as great a time as I did. My legs are still a bit sore and tired, but as they say it's a good kind of tired.

Here are my pics from the ride:

http://picasaweb.google.com/bowmandj...iladelphia2009

[Possegal]

I'm not sure how they did the numbering this year. Last two years, it was alphabetically, having nothing to do with when you registered. This year, my whole team's numbers were sequential, even though I registered at midnight the day registration opened up and some of them registered months later. Weird. But I was number 1732 and I guarantee you that 1731 did not register before me. Your number 11 was very cool though!

I saw someone with a "she loves hills" jersey at the ride. Never got up the nerve to ask if it was someone from here though.

You have some great pics, thanks for sharing. I tend to burn a lot of battery taking video at the start of the ride, then I don't have many photos. I think my brother in law has some though.

Glad the rain stopped, but our canopy area was like a swamp from all the weekend rain!

[bluebug32]

Nice pics! I loved the devil. What a wonderful day. This was our first century and we rocked it! What a great group of people. Here are our pics:

http://picasaweb.google.com/btricket...Challenge2009#