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So we have two winners! Carol and Merlin both got within the range… I turned 46 this year, and the two of them were able to cobble together rides that amounted to a number of miles between 45 and 47. I will have prizes for them at the happy hour!

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What would be a sufficient number of orders to reopen the store? I’ve heard a handful of people missed the original run and are interested now.

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There, I expanded the rules. See above!

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I might retool this to a range of dates and give people the opportunity to go back and update their hashtags.

Once I get the numbers I’ll see if we need to expand it.

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Well I can tell you that I won’t be able to meet my own challenge! That cold is terrible… Depending on numbers, I may just have to award a prize to whoever gets closest. We’ll see!

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Bumping this up to remind everyone that tomorrow is my birthday and that if you manage to ride a number of miles as the years I’ve been alive (plus or minus one), then you can get a pointless prize!

I’ve given one clue: I was born on a Saturday. The other clue I offered is that it was a full moon (technically the first night of the Wolf Moon, which is gnarly). Figure out the year, ride miles equal to how many years it has been.

I will be doing part of that distance with members of our team, BAFS2024BAMFBBCCVELO tomorrow morning, starting at Kaldi’s Social House in Downtown Silver Spring, meeting at 8:00AM and rolling up Beach Drive starting at 8:30Am.

I know it’s cold, but I was born in NE Ohio in the middle of a blizzard, so I’m going to lead the charge here. Have a good one, and see you out there!

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I’ll email everyone later tonight or tomorrow (off to a show tonight, won’t be back until late).

Thanks for chiming in, team! I won’t be able to make a group ride this weekend, unfortunately (my spouse is on work travel and I have young kids, so I have to stay in the neighborhood mostly), but I will plan something for the following weekend. Maybe start in downtown Silver Spring and go up Beach Drive a ways. Ideas welcome.

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Heres’s the Strava Club Link:

https://www.strava.com/clubs/1206585

It is currently open for anyone to join. Once we’re all in I’ll lock it / make it invite-only.

Also taking team name suggestions.

Lizard Wizards?

Team Taco Supreme?

Tortoise Chasers?

North Coasters? (Because we’re mostly northern DC and Silver Spring area, and coasting is a thing we probably all like to do)

Bike Vikings?

Absurdity is kind of my jam, but open to any suggestions.

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That’s the plan! Based on locations so far, we should be able to get some in starting in downtown Silver Spring. I often do a loop that goes through DTSS and up to Lake Needwood, which is very pretty, even this time of year.

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1/7/24 AND ANOTHER

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Hmmm. (guessing the glitch was fixed in the meantime 🙂 )

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1/6/24

More socks!

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1/5/24

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Tentative, but I’m planning to be there.

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@Sunyata 227314 wrote:

Hmm…. I love a good puzzle!

If the weather cooperates, this might be a good day for a pizza ride out in LoCo!

As pizza is my favorite food, I support this!

I, however, probably won’t be able to join you in LoCo. I’ll be out for a morning ride, gotta be back in time for my wife to go and start her indoor climbing classes.

I will probably get my local club out for a spin though. Huzzah huzzah!

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