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We had to do a bit of shifting around of locations for our next ride, scheduled for Sunday 5/31. We’ll now meet for a 2:00pm roll-out at Johnson Park, 2600 Wilson Avenue, Walker. We'll plan on a pot luck picnic of sorts in the park afterward, so bring something along if you like. Think we can break our own attendance record?

OK, now scroll down and vote for a t-shirt entry!

Team T-shirt - Vote for your pick!

Below are the entries for the 2009 JDRF West Michigan Ride to Cure Diabetes team t-shirt.

Please use the Poll on the bar to the right to cast your vote. The poll will close on June 1st at 12 noon.

Note: background color would be t-shirt color choice of designer. T-shirt color & ink colors could change in order to reduce cost to produce winning entry.

Click on the images to see larger versions!

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Sunday's Team Ride

Sunday was a beautiful day to ride. And to prove it there are photos posted on our Google Group photo site. Click here to take a look.

A Great Training Resource!

My co-hort in Nebraska is David Ertl. He's been a JDRF coach for just about forever and runs a full-time Coaching and Training service out there and online. It'd be safe to say that he's a bit more "official" than I tend to be when it comes to scientific training techniques, nutrition and other topics.

Check out the series of articles he's published on his website at www.CyclesportCoaching.com/TrainingArticles.html and see if there's anything there you might be able to use.

Remember - be sure to contact Nicole or myself if there is anything we can do for you!

Ride on and I hope to see you on the 31st!

Mike

Nice Ride Yesterday!

Wow!

The "official" Head count isn't in as yet but Lin and I came up w/ 34 names last night in an attempt to list all the riders that joned us @ Tom Miller's castle (complete w/ a moat!) yesterday. A beautiful day, a great group and a major pile o/ burgers, dawgs, beans, veggies, cookies and such afterwards!

'Twas a great day to be a part of the West Michigan JDRF Team!

The next ride is coming up on 5/31. Watch your inbox for an e-mail w/ details as to when and where - plus stuff about signing up for the 100 Grand (to ride), the Holland Hundred (to work and then maybe ride) and an update on the Killington bus status.

Thanks again to everyone that came out. For those of you that couldn't make it - we missed you!

Ride on!

MC

friday, Friday, FRIDAY!

Anyone up for a ride from the Spring Lake/Grand Haven area this Friday morning? We're figuring on something longish, maybe 50 or more, with a stop at our favorite bike shop at the halfway point. Post in the comments if you're interested; I'll update with more concrete information as we get more people signed up. Right now it looks like it'll be great weather - partly sunny, currently no rain in the forecast.

GARAGE SALE THIS WEEKEND!

Hey, all you Lakeshore people!

Some of our awesome teammates are holding a JDRF West Michigan Ride Team benefit garage sale this weekend in Norton Shores. Come on out May 2-3 at Churchill School to find some treasures and support fundraising efforts of Amy, Melanie, and Scott (if the girls decide to share with him).

Contact Amy or Mel with any questions!