What a great ride! What a fine day! Okay - was it a lil' windy? Yep. Could it have been warmer? Well...sure. But - it was a pretty ok day all in all and 2dozen + of the World's Coolest Team convened at Tom Miller's house up near Grand Haven to celebrate our collective coolness again!
The Roll:
Teammies....
John J
Cliff L
Kirsten D
Tom M
Amy F (!!!!!!!)
JD
Kevin C
Megan T
Linda C
LTP
Cindy A
Coach Michelle
Coach Did
Koach Kaat
Coach MC
Special Guest Stars......
Donna
Ginger D
Jordan T
Jerry M
John L
Craig Z
Katie Z
and 2, count 'em 2 Mike H!!!
We had or choice of 25 or 35 mile loops and once everyone got back to Tom's our choice of hotdogs or burgers, MC's beans or JD's and a variety of other goodies. We talked, we hung out, we caught up.....and 'twas way cool to have so many of Tom's buddies from his Thursday Night Ride (you DO know about his ride, yes?!??) and in general did that World's Coolest Team Thing that we do so well.
It was wunnerful, in other words.
Next Team Ride is 3 weeks away (boo!) but not to be missed. This'll be our annual gathering at Eldean's Marina out in Holland and THAT means sweet loops along the lakeshore and a cookout alongside Lake Mac. There's a pool too, so barring a recurrence of the Polar Vortext that's an option as well. Watch for more info and an official invite soon!
In the meantime - keep riding (don't forget alla the chances to do that from our sponsoring shop!), keep fund-raising, keep recruiting and keep rockin' like only y'all can do!
See you soon............Coach MC
Monday, May 19, 2014
TEAM RIDE CINCO REPORT!
Tuesday, May 6, 2014
2014 Team Ride 4 Report
Warm, Sunny, Dry - pick 2! Hey, that's better than picking none and being told that you'll like it. And 50 degrees ain't so bad, so maybe we got 2 and a half. And what's a little wind among friends, right?
So, yeah! We had a nice not-quite-30-mile ride on Sunday in Ada, in the company of:
Vern VH
Cindy A.
Chris R.
Tom M.
Tom & Mary (and a couple of trays of cupcakes)
Linda TP
John J
Kirsten
and li'l ol' did.
To celebrate the big bright thing being out in the sky, we stopped in Saranac for ice cream, because ice cream. And then we had cupcakes.
Your next team ride opportunity will be on Sunday, May 18, from Tom Miller's house south of Grand Haven - details will be on Facebook and in your email early next week. In addition, don't forget that on Tuesdays, we'll always have a JDRF coach there to ride with whoever shows up - we're rolling at 6:30 pm from 3rd Coast Cycles in Hudsonville.
Gettin' warm out there now - go ride!
Monday, April 28, 2014
TEAM RIDE 3 REPORT!
'Twas a hardy group of T1d - fighting warriors that gathered at the Clark's house yesterday...ready, willing (well - mostly) & able to saddle up and fight a howling wind. We broke into 3 groups, rolled out on the traditional Early-Season-Ride-From-Clark's route and hung out back at the house afterwards to put the hurt on a couple pots of soup, a veritable mound of cupcakes and assorted other offerings.
In other words - we had a blast!
Roll Call:
Coach Michelle
Chris R
LTP
Kirsten D
Coach Did
Tom & Mary S
Team G-Ville Clark (minus Anna)
Cliff & Nicole
Megan T
Tom M
Kevin C
Becky & Chris M (let the record show that they rode their bikes to the ride! HARD core!)
John J
Coach Me
and Coach Kaat joined us after she got outta work to make sure we were re-fueling properly!
It was a good day - Katie C debuted her new bike, Megan was rockin' her kickstand (that's how she rolls!), everyone rode well and as a group we were - as usual - cooler than average!
Our next Team Ride is this comin' Sunday from Ada Park - watch FB and your e-mail for the details!
Keep riding!
Keep rockin'!
Keep being the special folks that you are!
See you soon,
Coach MC on behalf of your coaches (Derek, Kaat, Michelle) and your Ride Committee (Tom M, Mary, Becky, Kim, Cindy, Did, Michelle)
Monday, April 7, 2014
TEAM RIDE #2 RIDE REPORT!
Well...... the weather f-i-n-a-l-l-y relented and the non-Spring-Break-traveling members of The World's Coolest Team showed up in force @ 3rd Coast Cycles yesterday to really kick the 2014 Ride Season off in fine style!
We broke into 2 groups....Coach Did led some folks around one of our fav shop ride loops for 32 miles while I took a group on a more "conversational" 18+ mile loop.
Afterwards there was much laughter, snack consumption and sharing of Tall Tales as we embraced teammates both familiar and new.
The Roll:
Special Guest Berger
Susanne A & Special Guest Brad
Cliff L & Special Guest Dave
New Teammie Megan T
Coach Did & Kirsten D
Cindy A
Sarah A & Peter D
Tom M
Kevin C
Peggy E
Chris R & Special Guest Julie
Scott W & Special Guest June
Lisa B
Special Guest Brian VZ
Special Guests Ross and Krista S
and your reporter on the tandem w/ Super Stoker Linda C!
It was a great day - a great ride and it's gonna be a GREAT season! I can't wait to roll w/ you guys again!
You rock - each n' every one of you - (but you knew that, right?)
Thanks for all you do!
Coach MC
NEXT RIDE - Sunday 4/27. The Clark's house in Grandville. 2:00pm roll out. (More details soon!)
Monday, March 24, 2014
THE VERY FIRST RIDE REPORT OF THE 2014 SEASON!!!!!!!
Yup - March 23 is a little earlier than we usually start.
Yup - It's been a ridiculously long and brutal winter.
Yup.
In a way - that's kinda why your Happy Coaching Staff (Derek, Kaat, Michelle n' your's truly) felt that we needed to "tarry not"....we sorta wanted to let Old Man Winter (that putz) and the world know that the World's Coolest Team will NOT be denied - not by snow, unseasonably cold temps or open-and-enticing ski resorts!
Besides - we kinda missed y'all.
So - we got together @ 3CC yesterday for a "Sufferfest" indoor workout, a mess o' baked spaghetti and some serious hangin' out. Everybody got their sweat on (ok - some more than others) and it was Awesome to see so many here!
Speakin' of that - here's the Roll Call:
Coach Did
Kirsten D
Kevin C
John J
Coach Michelle
Scott W
June W
Coach Kaat
Peggy E
Linda C
Tom M
Jen F (Potential New Rider)
Mary G (Supa-Special Guest Star from Chicago and Honorary Teammie)
Dan E (Past and Hopefully Future Rider)
Ross S (Ditto)
Krista S (Hopefully Future Rider)
and me....
...as well as non-riding (but still welcome) appearances by Katie C, Tom S and Chris 'n Julie R.
UPCOMING STUFF:
Thurs 3/27 - Rode to Cure Info Night @ 3CC
Sun 4/6 - Team Ride #2
Sat 4/12 - Dunecross Race
Sat 4/12 - Jake's Music Fest
Sat 4/19 - HellKaat Hundie Gravel Race
Sun 4/27 - Team Ride #3
Okay - that's it for now.......keep (or start!) riding...keep fund-raising....keep tellin' your friends what they're missin' out on and remember...................
Y'ALL ROCK!
See you soon,
Coach MC
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Get to know your team!
Also, a picture of yourself would be great, too! It's nice to see what our teammates look like without helmets and sunglasses.
Saturday, January 4, 2014
JDRF Ride to Cure Diabetes Information Nights
The Michigan Great Lakes West JDRF (Juvenile
Diabetes Research Foundation) Chapter invites you to learn more about riding bicycles
to cure type 1 diabetes and to meet the people you can do it with. Riders of all levels take on
two challenges: raising the money needed to fund research for better treatments
and a cure for diabetes, and reaching a personal training goal to prepare for a
destination cycling experience. Your local team rides and raise funds and awareness
for the cause, together. Please join us!
Two opportunities to learn more and meet the team:
February 13, 6 - 8pm
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