Team Number One!

@rachel_c 171409 wrote:

So I see all the posts for different teams, but where do I go to find out what team I am on? I wasn’t able to make happy hour.

There will be an upcoming post with team assignments.

Hi there! I’m Rudi, originally from Salt Lake City, then a decade in New England, and now 15 years here in the District.

I’m a bike commuter on weekdays (approximately 10.5-11 miles per day, round trip), and an alpine ski racing coach on weekends. Thus, my weekend riding/eventing potential is not that great. But I should contribute solid base numbers to the team, any way you look at it.

Last year I managed around 3,700 miles, which is low for me. That said, I coached all winter and had my hip replaced in May, which kept me off the bike for 7.5 weeks. I also started a new job in September which had me working most weekends for a while, though that’s settled down a bit… and been replaced by the skiing, so what can you do?

Sorry I missed the opening happy hour last night, but I had a previous engagement. C’est la vie. Hope to see all of you on the road – whee!

I’m Andy — Originally from outside of Boston, been in DC since 2012. This is also my first Freezing Saddles. My one and only bike (aside from occasional dalliances with CaBi and Jump) is a green Space Horse. I’m perversely a bit proud of my current strong showing on the sleaze board, but I’ll cut that out. I’m aiming for a Super Randonneur series this year, so I’ve got to ride more.

Tell me more about this portly cycling club…

Hi Ken!

Also, I’m curious about your handle … airport enthusiast?

@bensdc 171408 wrote:

Hello folks! This is your captain, Ben!

It was great meeting so many of you at the happy hour! I believe we had eight or nine people show up. Those of you who didn’t are dead to me. That’s not true, you’re only dead to me if you are an awful contributor

But seriously, if you think you’re in over your head, and won’t be able to contribute a reasonable amount, there’s no shame, just let me know, and we’ll get the admins to sub you out for someone from the waiting list. Maybe next year will be better timing for you.

With that out of the way, I am pleased to inform you that I have set-up our Strava club, which can be found here:

https://www.strava.com/clubs/BAFS2018-Team1

I have temporarily given it the most popular name from the happy hour, which was, “One for the Road.” I’ve thrown some silly temporary images up as placeholders. Anyone can please feel free to suggest replacements.

Please be sure to join the Strava group as soon as you can.

I took note of all the suggested team names, and you can feel free to vote on them here:

http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=5a56c7a5e4b0832cfb1a92ca

If something else wins, I’ll change what I can.

Next order of business: please introduce yourselves in this thread! Something about you, where you live and ride, if this is your first year doing freezing saddles, how many miles you logged last year, etc.

Here’s my snippet to get things kicked off:

As I mentioned, I’m Ben. I am from Boulder, Colorado originally, and spent many years in Florida after that. I’ve been in DC for about six years, and I currently live in Columbia Heights. This is my first year doing freezing saddles. Last year I logged a little over 5,000 miles, but I was commuting to a job in Reston that I no longer have, so I don’t expect to hit that number again.

I like Colorado sports teams, I catch a lot of live music, and I have a super sweet tooth.

We can use this thread to organize group-rides or social meet-ups as needed. It might make sense to do some of that in the Strava group. I am open to any and all suggestions about any of this.

That does it for me. Let’s hit the road!

Hey! Glad to be aboard. My suggestion: Team They Were No. 1

I’m Ed Felker and I live in SW DC with my wife Mary Gersema.

I’m mostly focused on riding daily. I commute by bike to downtown and throw in Hains Point laps to add some miles. We get out for long rides on the weekends –if anyone wants to come along we’d welcome the company!

Looking forward to meeting everyone.

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@bensdc 171408 wrote:

Hello folks! This is your captain, Ben!

It was great meeting so many of you at the happy hour! I believe we had eight or nine people show up. Those of you who didn’t are dead to me. That’s not true, you’re only dead to me if you are an awful contributor

But seriously, if you think you’re in over your head, and won’t be able to contribute a reasonable amount, there’s no shame, just let me know, and we’ll get the admins to sub you out for someone from the waiting list. Maybe next year will be better timing for you.

With that out of the way, I am pleased to inform you that I have set-up our Strava club, which can be found here:

https://www.strava.com/clubs/BAFS2018-Team1

I have temporarily given it the most popular name from the happy hour, which was, “One for the Road.” I’ve thrown some silly temporary images up as placeholders. Anyone can please feel free to suggest replacements.

Please be sure to join the Strava group as soon as you can.

I took note of all the suggested team names, and you can feel free to vote on them here:

http://www.easypolls.net/poll.html?p=5a56c7a5e4b0832cfb1a92ca

If something else wins, I’ll change what I can.

Next order of business: please introduce yourselves in this thread! Something about you, where you live and ride, if this is your first year doing freezing saddles, how many miles you logged last year, etc.

Here’s my snippet to get things kicked off:

As I mentioned, I’m Ben. I am from Boulder, Colorado originally, and spent many years in Florida after that. I’ve been in DC for about six years, and I currently live in Columbia Heights. This is my first year doing freezing saddles. Last year I logged a little over 5,000 miles, but I was commuting to a job in Reston that I no longer have, so I don’t expect to hit that number again.

I like Colorado sports teams, I catch a lot of live music, and I have a super sweet tooth.

We can use this thread to organize group-rides or social meet-ups as needed. It might make sense to do some of that in the Strava group. I am open to any and all suggestions about any of this.

That does it for me. Let’s hit the road!

Hi I’m Laurie, a native of DC and now lives in Clinton, MD. I bike for fun and exercise. This is my 2nd year doing freezing saddles. I logged 435 miles for freezing saddles last year with biking everyday and 1500 for the year. I’m a LCI and teach biking with Washington Area Bicycle Association (WABA), I also advocate for better biking. I’m a role model for WABA’s Women and Bicycle program that encourage women to bike. I’m on the leadership team of women’s biking group, Black Women Bike DC that do monthly rides for women and girls on the 3rd Saturday of the month (giving them encouragement and a safe place to bike). Every June, I participate in the Great Cycle Challenge to help raise money for the Children Cancer Research Fund. For the past two years, I rode over 200 miles in the month of June and raised over $600. for the fund each year. Basically, I just have fun biking and sharing my passion for it!

Just an FYI that you guys are leading the Ride Days leaderboard with 10 days left to play.
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