In 2010 I skipped the Diabetes ride (that I did in May 2009 with Todd Conover) but recruited Mike Regan and Todd to do the Special Olympics ride w/me in June and Mike and Chris Arnold and I did the Rescue Mission ride in July. In addition, I did an abbreviated version of the Prouty with Win Piper a week before the Rescue Mission ride. All of these rides were very nice but so small there were times you never knew you were on an organized ride. There were times when there were no other riders in sight.
I didn’t have the Prouty on my ride schedule at the beginning of the season but Win’s wife Janne passed the day after mother’s day after a long bout with cancer. I saw her in January when Andy Anderson, Win and I went on our annual winter hike. She seemed upbeat and chipper but she declined quickly and by May she was gone. Win typically does the Prouty anyway so it seemed like a good year to join him.
The Prouty raises money for the Norris Cotton Cancer Center in Hanover and there is a walk as well as a ride. This year the Friends of Hanover Crew dedicated their participation in the Prouty to Janne. Once I had decided to do this ride, I joined this team.
It rained the day of the Prouty. Participation was down and many people cut back on the miles they expected to walk/run or ride. Win and I had signed up to do a 50-mile ride and when we got up at 6:30 and it was pouring, we decided to have breakfast and stay dry. We eventually got out on our bikes in the late morning and rode about 15-20 miles. It was good that we got out together even if it was just for a short ride.
The Prouty was a good experience and everyone praised the event and spoke enthusiastically of the cause. The event has raised over $2 million. I was able to raise $1025 thanks to a challenge grant from the Fidelity Charitable Gift Fund.
I have two more rides on the 2010 calendar. In late August I will do my first Livestrong Challenge ride in Philadelphia. Chris Arnold brought this ride to my attention; there is a team organized by Bryan Morgan of the Dynamic Health and Fitness in Syracuse and the event includes a walk/run and a century ride. I will do the ride with Chris, Todd, Mike and a few other Syracuse riders who I have gotten to know through training for this event.
In October, I will do my third Seagull Century with Cliff. We did our first one in 2006, our second in 2008 and I abandoned Cliff in 2009, keeping my streak of even-only Seagull rides intact. The Seagull is the only non-fund-raising ride I will do all season.
This year I forgot to pack a camera but thanks to modern technology, there will be pictures from a couple of blackberrys. Visit the webpage (web.lemoyne.edu/~chin/my%20pmc.htm) where I’ll post this and any pictures that show only my good side.
August 11, 2010
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