Team 2 heck yeah
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Hi fellow Team 2 party people! I’m Marissa and I’ll be your team captain.
Roster:
amsmith
coffeeneur
consularrider
Eibhis
facci
Felkerino
sammyiam
sunsoutgunsout
ToastToYost
TriGirlSara
UsandstromI promise not to spam you on the forum too much, but here are a few important first steps to take:
- First things first: Join our team group on Strava! –> https://www.strava.com/clubs/250629. Once we settle on a team name, I’ll update the group accordingly.
- Speaking of team names: We need one. Reply to this thread with your best ideas.
- Introduce yourself! Reply to this thread with a quick intro, including where in the DMV you live; how many times you’ve participated in Freezing Saddles (a.k.a. BAFS); and whether you have any special BAFS goals this year.
I’ll start: I’ve been biking in DC for almost a decade. I live in Capitol Hill and commute to work by bike every day — usually just over 6 miles round-trip. I try to run most errands by bike and like to get in a longer ride every now and then… assuming my fingers don’t go completely numb. This is my second year in Freezing Saddles, and my BAFS goal for this year is to ride every single day of the competition, no matter what. As of January 20 I’ll be taking a break from full-time employment, which means spending some more quality time with my bike (and putting in more BAFS miles) than I did last year. I also teach spin classes and support WABA’s Women in Bicycles program, because there just aren’t enough ladies on bikes and that makes me sad.
FINALLY, chime in with your preferences for team communication. It seems to work best when events are coordinated by cross-posting on the forum and the Strava group. But if people prefer email, I could put an email list together for ease of coordinating happy hours and group rides. Let me know if you have strong feelings — but most important, get out there and RIDE YOUR BIKE! Even 1.1 miles per day helps a ton.
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@TriGirlSara 152175 wrote:
Hi teammates! I’m really excited to be underway with BAFS2017! I live in Woodley Park and work near the white house off of 17th street. I’m an electrical engineer at an architecture/engineering firm.
This is my third year participating in BAFS, and I’ve really enjoyed both the motivation to get out and ride through the winter and also all of the awesome DC cyclists that I’ve gotten to know through the happy hours and challenges! Last year, I managed to ride every day of the competition, so I’m going to do my best to do the same this year. I love road cycling and have also raced cyclocross the past two seasons. I also enjoy triathlons and did my first Ironman in 2016. Interesting fact – our teammate ToastToYost is a good friend of mine who also did the Ironman with me in August. While I love long bike rides, staying warm in cold weather is always a challenge for me, but I’ll try to make the most of any warm days that we end up getting.
Oh, and for the team name, I laughed out load at 2Fast, 2Frozen, so that gets my vote. In terms of communication, I participate in the forum during BAFS and email would also be good for me. We’ll also have to come up with some ways for Chris to virtually join us for any team challenges or rides that we do!
Most of this is lies. You guys should all be really sad that you’re not on Team 10.
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