DMD Volunteers

[Veronica]

A few of you have expressed an interest in volunteering for DMD so you can cheer me on. (I'll need it, especially in the evening!)

Here's the website where you can read what's involved.

http://quackcyclists.com/Dmd06/Dmd2006.htm

V.

[maillotpois]

Veronica, did you volunteer at Knoxville, too? I know the same folks put it on. That was a VERY well-run ride. I'm sure DMD will be as well.

[Veronica]

I checked you in at Lake Berryessa on Knoxville.

V.

[maillotpois]

No WAY. Wild. Very cool! Well, you probably didn't notice, but I was the one who almost got all the way over the guard rail and back onto the road with someone else's bike when I was done at that stop. No reason why I was spacey - I actually was having a great day. I just didn't look at the bike I grabbed. Blonde moment. Well, you run a great rest stop!

That was a great ride. One of my friends crashed out early on and ended up working the ride and then doing the volunteer version of the ride and the Quack folks were terrific to her. I don't know that she would have finished without their support. Have you done the ride or do you maybe plan to do it (or the volunteer ride) this year? It's a great route.

[Veronica]

The first year I volunteered for it, I was in no shape to do the volunteer ride. Last year, I thought about doing it, but Thom had no interest in SAGging. I like to hang with him on the weekend. Imagine that, so I didn't do it. If I can stay fit through the summer, I'd like to do the staff ride.

I have big plans for the summer - ride and swim lots!

V.

[maillotpois]

Sounds like a good summer plan!

Well, by the time you have trained for Solvang and DMD and whatever else you are planning (I forget the other doubles you may be doing), you might as well throw in the staff ride for Knoxville because it is a good course and not too terribly hard. Then you could get your triple crown!

200 miles is not easy (not that I'm an expert, but I think that almost goes without saying!), but there's enough variety in Knoxville's terrain to make it pleasant at least. Not too much sustained climbing, lots of climbing broken up with rollers, etc. Knoxville Road is a bit creepy - very desolate. Reminded me a bit of Mines Rd., but with hunters.

[Veronica]

Well I've gotten it in to my head to do all the Stage Races. There were only 32 finishers last year, so I can be in the top 50! That is if I can finish TT in the time limit. Their website creeps me out! My husband thinks I'm insane.

V.

[SadieKate]

MP, yep, Bubba just got home and said about your friend, "I know her. She's . . . " Definitely a small world. Always glad to hear about other cyclists.

[aka_kim]

For anyone who's not available to volunteer the day of the ride (4/29) but *really* wants to help, the Quacks always need help (uh, volunteers) in the days preceding the ride and on the day after. This is all low-visibility stuff like sorting and buying food/supplies, and cleanup on 4/30. The Quacks don't specifically ask for volunteer help for anything other than ride day, but they're very short-handed and can really use any assistance anyone can spare.

A few extra hands at the staff ride (4/22? I think) are always needed too.

[maillotpois]

MP, yep, Bubba just got home and said about your friend, "I know her. She's . . . " Definitely a small world. Always glad to hear about other cyclists.

Very small world. I just realized that a plaintiff homeowner in one of my new cases is a triple crown guy. Funny.

[maillotpois]

Well I've gotten it in to my head to do all the Stage Races. There were only 32 finishers last year, so I can be in the top 50! That is if I can finish TT in the time limit. Their website creeps me out! My husband thinks I'm insane.

V.

V - That's great. Why not? I have a friend who's done a lot of doubles who did the stage race last year and really enjoyed herself.

We will be having a Death Ride training ride on Skaggs Springs-Stewarts Point Road in early June or late May if you want to join us. It will be a 100 mile loop from Healdsburg. I really believe you will want to have ridden that road before the TT. We're also doing the Geysers earlier on in the year. Probably not a bad idea for you to do that as well. We will have some support vehicle for these rides, which is pretty critical as they're pretty isolated and remote places and you need support for them.

I was thinking of the TT until my husband and I drove Skaggs-Stewarts Rd. early this year. That road enough is INSANE. So have fun with that....
Maybe next year. HEck if I am climbing out of my mind well this year maybe I'll do TT. But I highly doubt it!!