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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!
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Thread: New ride Sept. 21!
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08-21-2008, 11:12 PM #1
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New ride Sept. 21!
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Hey, you guys, look at this:
http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showt...798#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!"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks
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08-22-2008, 05:13 AM #2
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08-22-2008, 09:16 PM #3
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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.
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08-23-2008, 10:18 AM #4
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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!
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08-23-2008, 11:42 AM #5
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oops, guess I'd better get my buns registered!
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08-23-2008, 02:13 PM #6
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Whoa Nellie. I am signing up today.
Done. Girly Girl.
Teigyr, too bad!Last edited by salsabike; 08-23-2008 at 02:50 PM.
"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks
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08-31-2008, 12:39 PM #7
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Bump, you guys
Hey, I am bumping this ride back up just to remind everyone it's here. I think it will be lots of fun.
"My predominant feeling is one of gratitude. I have loved and been loved;I have been given much and I have given something in return...Above all, I have been a sentient being, a thinking animal, on this beautiful planet, and that in itself has been an enormous privilege and an adventure." O. Sacks
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08-31-2008, 12:51 PM #8
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Thanks for the reminder!
I'm signed up for the Girly Girl.
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09-02-2008, 07:30 PM #9
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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.
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09-17-2008, 05:46 PM #10
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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...
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09-18-2008, 05:54 PM #11
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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!
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09-20-2008, 08:29 AM #12
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What is this "rain" stuff?
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09-20-2008, 09:05 AM #13
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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.
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09-20-2008, 09:50 AM #14
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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!"
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09-20-2008, 01:25 PM #15
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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.
